Hospitals Expand Outpatient Care, Boost Margins Amid Cost Pressures

Hospitals expand outpatient care to boost margins amid cost pressures, shifting lower-acuity cases from inpatient wards.

Humana improves Medicare Advantage ratings sharply with 93% of members in 4+ star plans in 2027.

Medicare penalizes more hospitals for readmissions as the latest fiscal-year data show that 80% of facilities, 2,334 hospitals,…

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Utah AI health pilots have been approved, expanding a program that may let AI systems issue prescriptions and…

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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine honors optogenetics breakthrough by Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for…

Boehringer Ingelheim's obesity drug trial results show a 13.1% weight loss, a disappointing outcome in the competitive market…

CDC proposes removing disability questions from health survey to streamline data collection, potentially leading to a significant undercount…

An AI genome analysis in 30 minutes replicates key findings but lacks standards for incomplete data. Explore the…