Sanford Health unveiled a deal to integrate Minnesota's two-hospital North Memorial Health system, backed by a $600 million investment commitment. The transaction, expected to close later this year, marks another attempt by the major rural nonprofit to establish a foothold in the Minneapolis market.
Oscar Health booked $679 million in first-quarter profit alongside membership growth, signaling some favorable signs in the embattled individual market. The strong showing offers a counterpoint to broader ACA exchange anxieties weighing on payers and providers heading into 2026.
Political turbulence around the Affordable Care Act exchanges shaped Q1 earnings discussions across both insurers and health systems. Executives weighed in on enrollment trends, pricing pressures, and what the marketplaces could look like as federal subsidy questions linger.
President Trump has reportedly approved a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, whose decisions on vaping, mifepristone, and drug rejections drew enemies inside the administration. His ouster would create another high-profile vacancy atop RFK Jr.'s health department amid ongoing turmoil at the agency.
Healthcare bankruptcy filings rose 33% in the first quarter of 2026, driven mostly by outpatient and senior care providers, according to a new Gibbins Advisors report. Hospital filings showed a different trajectory, reflecting uneven financial pressures across provider segments.
Knox Lane will acquire publicly traded staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare in a $437 million deal, taking the 40-year-old company private. The move places one of the country's larger healthcare staffing firms under a growth-oriented investment firm with prior staffing-sector experience.
Nearly 80% of employers say GLP-1 coverage is meaningfully driving up benefit costs, according to a new Business Group on Health survey. Despite the financial strain, 72% expect to maintain coverage through 2027, while 10% anticipate dropping it — a tension with implications for provider revenue mix.
Roche signed a deal to acquire pathology AI startup PathAI for $750 million upfront, aiming to accelerate AI-assisted disease diagnosis for pathologists. The acquisition is one of the larger recent moves linking big pharma to clinical AI infrastructure.
States are racing to deploy the new $50 billion, five-year Rural Health Transformation Program — money that won't fully offset federal Medicaid cuts but represents the working capital they have. The piece outlines what design choices separate states likely to succeed from those that won't.
The California Hospital Association filed suit against Anthem, challenging a policy aimed at curbing out-of-network care. The case adds to a growing wave of provider-payer litigation testing where cost-control levers cross legal lines.