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A new report from the University of Minnesota found that OB/GYN specialty care is drying up nationwide, but healthcare f...
09/17/2026

A new report from the University of Minnesota found that OB/GYN specialty care is drying up nationwide, but healthcare facilities in rural America are the most affected.

A new report from the University of Minnesota found that OB/GYN specialty care is drying up nationwide, but healthcare facilities in rural America are the most affected.

$5.2B healthcare RCM giant Waystar seeking buyer, Reuters report reveals. $WAY
09/17/2026

$5.2B healthcare RCM giant Waystar seeking buyer, Reuters report reveals.

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Any negotiations are currently in the early stages, sources told Reuters. If a deal closes, Waystar could be taken off the stock market and restructure itself as a private business.

Researchers suggest taking one or more of three tacks rather than resort to the costly—and potentially counterproductive...
09/16/2026

Researchers suggest taking one or more of three tacks rather than resort to the costly—and potentially counterproductive—step of adding specialist physicians.

Add lanes to a highway and the traffic only gets more congested. Add doctors to a local health system and waiting times increase. What explains these parallel paradoxes?

Zakia Khan, 55, from New York City pleaded guilty to billing Medicaid for unnecessary patient services, paying coconspir...
09/16/2026

Zakia Khan, 55, from New York City pleaded guilty to billing Medicaid for unnecessary patient services, paying coconspirators illegal kickbacks in exchange for referrals. Her businesses earned roughly $56 million in fraudulent reimbursement.

Zakia Khan, 55, from New York City pleaded guilty to billing Medicaid for unnecessary patient services, paying coconspirators illegal kickbacks in exchange for referrals. Her businesses earned roughly $56 million in fraudulent reimbursement, the DOJ said.

In an op-ed published by The Hill, a healthcare policy expert calls for a paradigm shift in which the U.S. addresses the...
09/15/2026

In an op-ed published by The Hill, a healthcare policy expert calls for a paradigm shift in which the U.S. addresses the shortage of doctors by alleviating the cost burden of an education.

In an op-ed published by The Hill, a policy expert calls for a paradigm shift in which the U.S. addresses the shortage of doctors with supportive policy that alleviates the hefty price tag of medical school.

$11M in fraud results in prison term for Tennessee eye doctor.
09/15/2026

$11M in fraud results in prison term for Tennessee eye doctor.

In total, Helen Boerman, an optometric physician, admitted to sending $11 million in false claims to various government healthcare programs. She will spend the next three-and-a-half years in prison.

Report: GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $1 billion as part of pharmaceutical diagnostics expansion. ...
09/14/2026

Report: GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $1 billion as part of pharmaceutical diagnostics expansion.

The deal, which sources told reporters could be finalized as early as next week, would mean GE HealthCare would become the sole owner of the private-equity backed radiopharmaceutical developer.

Ukrainian national linked to Conti ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals gets 4-year sentence. He was arrested in Ireland...
09/14/2026

Ukrainian national linked to Conti ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals gets 4-year sentence. He was arrested in Ireland in 2023, before being extradited to face charges stateside in 2025.

Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, was arrested in Ireland in 2023. As part of the cybercrime group linked to the deployment of Conti, Lytvynenko was found to have possessed data from 12 victims. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Trump to send $500 payments to 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees—but why?
09/11/2026

Trump to send $500 payments to 1 million Affordable Care Act enrollees—but why?

The White House said the money is an attempt to refund overpaid premiums, but it’s unclear how the 1 million recipients were selected and why they’re receiving a set $500.

Leapfrog appeals ruling against its hospital safety grades, arguing to the 11th U.S. Circuit that its rankings are const...
09/11/2026

Leapfrog appeals ruling against its hospital safety grades, arguing to the 11th U.S. Circuit that its rankings are constitutionally protected opinions.

In March, a U.S. District Court judge agreed with hospital plaintiffs who claimed in a lawsuit that the A-to-F grading system was deceptive, with those that chose to engage in enhanced data sharing receiving higher rankings. Leapfrog has defended its methodology, arguing the grades are constitutiona...

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