A new report from Gibbins Advisors showed that healthcare bankruptcy filings rose 33% in the first quarter of 2026, driven mostly by outpatient and senior care providers. At the same time, hospital M&A activity rebounded to its strongest first quarter since early 2020. The post Healthcare Bankruptcies Rise in Q1: 6 Things to Know appeared…
Universal Health Services plans to acquire Talkspace for $835 million to create a national behavioral health platform that integrates virtual therapy with in-person care. The post Why UHS Is Acquiring Talkspace for $835M appeared first on MedCity News.
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in March. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in March appeared first on MedCity News.
Quest Diagnostics teamed up with Google Cloud. The collaboration seeks to deliver new AI capabilities — including predictive population health analytics, customized physician results reporting and individualized patient engagement. The post Quest Diagnostics Strikes Generative AI Partnership with Google Cloud appeared first on MedCity News.
Nearly half (46%) of the public says that they expect the new tax and budget law signed by President Trump earlier this month to generally hurt them and their families, nearly twice the share (26%) who say it will generally help, a new KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. Among people who rely on Medicaid for…More
States and the nation’s health industry were thrown into disarray after the Trump administration ordered Monday that the government freeze nearly all federal grants at 5 p.m. ET Tuesday, a sweeping directive that at least initially appeared to include funding for Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program that covers more than 70 million Americans. By…
When employees can access care at the right time and at the right place of service, it reduces the likelihood of costlier services and can lower annual medical costs for the participating employer. The post Creative Financing Options are Key to Improving Health Equity appeared first on MedCity News.
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For field providers, the goal isn’t just faster paperwork — it’s smarter, safer documentation that puts patient care first. The post Reducing EMS Documentation Time Without Sacrificing Accuracy appeared first on MedCity News.
SIKESTON, Mo. — For residents of Sikeston, as for Black Americans around the country, speaking openly about experiences with racial violence can be taboo and, in some cases, forbidden. As a child, Larry McClellon’s mother told him not to ask too many questions about the 1942 lynching of Cleo Wright in their hometown of Sikeston….