As trust in healthcare erodes, Americans look to AI for help By HPN Staff Key Points More than 40 million people worldwide use ChatGPT daily for healthcare navigation, with U.S. users sending about 2 million weekly messages focused specifically on i... Read more The drivers of rising costs: The price of hospitals, specialty services, and prescription drugs By Stephen Hemsley Key Points Hospital prices have grown nearly three times faster than inflation over the past 25 years and now account for more than 30% of total U.S. health care spendin... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more Easing Ohio’s care provider shortage By Rea Hederman Key Points Ohio faces growing provider shortages, especially in anesthesia care, and HB 52 proposes expanding CRNA authority by replacing strict supervision with collaborat... Read more Hospital cleanliness under scrutiny after Colorado hospital suspends operations By HPN Staff Key Points The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora halted all non-emergency surgeries for a week in July after a state inspection uncovered serious cleanliness issues an... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
The drivers of rising costs: The price of hospitals, specialty services, and prescription drugs By Stephen Hemsley Key Points Hospital prices have grown nearly three times faster than inflation over the past 25 years and now account for more than 30% of total U.S. health care spendin... Read more Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more Easing Ohio’s care provider shortage By Rea Hederman Key Points Ohio faces growing provider shortages, especially in anesthesia care, and HB 52 proposes expanding CRNA authority by replacing strict supervision with collaborat... Read more Hospital cleanliness under scrutiny after Colorado hospital suspends operations By HPN Staff Key Points The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora halted all non-emergency surgeries for a week in July after a state inspection uncovered serious cleanliness issues an... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
Pennsylvania lawmakers consider hospital price transparency bill By HPN Staff Key Points Pennsylvania Senate Bill 752 would require hospitals to publicly post clear, updated pricing for standard services and shoppable services, extend requirements to ho... Read more Easing Ohio’s care provider shortage By Rea Hederman Key Points Ohio faces growing provider shortages, especially in anesthesia care, and HB 52 proposes expanding CRNA authority by replacing strict supervision with collaborat... Read more Hospital cleanliness under scrutiny after Colorado hospital suspends operations By HPN Staff Key Points The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora halted all non-emergency surgeries for a week in July after a state inspection uncovered serious cleanliness issues an... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals MOST VIEWED 1 The case for market-driven drug affordability 2 Wisconsin joins 48 other states to improve postpartum health care coverage 3 U.S. completes exit from global health organization 4 A move is underway to expand doctor supply by cutting licensing barriers DONATE
Easing Ohio’s care provider shortage By Rea Hederman Key Points Ohio faces growing provider shortages, especially in anesthesia care, and HB 52 proposes expanding CRNA authority by replacing strict supervision with collaborat... Read more Hospital cleanliness under scrutiny after Colorado hospital suspends operations By HPN Staff Key Points The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora halted all non-emergency surgeries for a week in July after a state inspection uncovered serious cleanliness issues an... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals
Hospital cleanliness under scrutiny after Colorado hospital suspends operations By HPN Staff Key Points The University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora halted all non-emergency surgeries for a week in July after a state inspection uncovered serious cleanliness issues an... Read more Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals
Researchers sound alarm on spike in drug-resistant ‘nightmare bacteria’ By HPN Staff Key Points Infections from NDM-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales jumped by over 460 % in recent years — a startling increase in strains resistant to almost all ... Read more Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals
Children’s hospital caught in North Carolina budget battle as lawmakers seek to close funding gaps By HPN Staff Key Points North Carolina’s House and Senate remain divided on Medicaid funding levels ($500M vs. $640M plus admin costs) and whether to tie funding to a new UNC-Duke children... Read more New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals
New evidence links microplastics to degenerative disease By HPN Staff Key Points A University of Rhode Island study found that microplastic exposure in mice with the APOE4 gene triggered Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, with ... Read more Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals
Facing backlash, health insurers to curb use of prior authorization By HPN Staff Key Points U.S. health insurers, under pressure from policymakers, will scale back prior authorization requirements by 2026, easing delays that frustrate... Read more Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals
Critics call for transparency in a federal hospital funding stream By HPN Staff Key Points The federal 340B program, originally designed to help safety-net hospitals fund uncompensated care, has grown dramatically and now faces scrut... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Hospitals
