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Nurses file class-action lawsuit against Ascension, Prime over hospital staffing. It's alleged that the low levels are in violation of state labor laws and resulted in medical errors.

Nurses file class-action lawsuit against Ascension, Prime over hospital staffing A lawsuit claims that nurse staffing levels at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Illinois were too low to meet minimum safety thresholds, resulting in medical errors. Plaintiffs in the case are seeking punitive damages.

The infamous ransomware gang Anubis has claimed credit for a hack on a Mississippi hospital system, resulting in records on 54K patients being stolen.

Anubis ransomware gang claims credit as Mississippi hospital reveals attack impacted 54K patients The data breach at Singing River Health System occurred in December 2025 and resulted in sensitive medical information being stolen by cybercriminals. If a post on the dark web is to be believed, an infamous group called Anubis is responsible for the intrusion.

Many if not most provider organizations use automated texting to let patients instantly confirm or cancel upcoming appointments.

Patients may enjoy the convenience of automated texting while cursing its curtness Many patients mistake auto-text messages from providers as opportunities to interact with the sender. When this happens, the patient often tries to communicate about more than just appointment scheduling.

A coalition of municipalities and nonprofits is challenging the changes to the Affordable Care Act, arguing that low-cost, low-value coverage options flooding the market will ultimately cause 3 million people to lose their necessary medical insurance.

Lawsuit: Inclusion of ‘catastrophic plans’ on marketplaces a ploy to undermine the ACA A coalition of municipalities and nonprofits is challenging the changes to the Affordable Care Act, arguing that low-cost, low-value coverage options flooding the market will ultimately cause 3 million people to lose their necessary medical insurance.

Ascension, FTC reach deal as $3.9B acquisition of Amsurg is finalized. To alleviate the concerns of regulators, the nonprofit Catholic health system will divest from some surgery centers.

Ascension, FTC reach deal as $3.9B acquisition of Amsurg is finalized The buyout, announced last summer, drew the attention of federal regulators at the Federal Trade Commission, concerned that competition for ambulatory surgery services would be stifled by the merger. To appease the agency, Ascension has agreed to divest from some centers previously owned by Amsurg.

‘A defining feature of the Microsoft–Mayo effort is its reliance on multimodal data integration.’

New Mayo–Microsoft collaboration may mean much for AI in healthcare When Mayo Clinic and Microsoft announced last week that they’re partnering to develop a frontier AI model for healthcare, observers could see where Mayo’s expertise in advanced digital medicine would interest Microsoft. The Big Tech behemoth has not been coy about its healthcare ambitions.

The American Hospital Association is out with a set of strategies for making healthcare more affordable—not only within hospitals but also across U.S. healthcare as a whole.

Hospital execs exhorted to lead the affordability movement from the front The American Hospital Association is out with a set of strategies for making healthcare more affordable—not only within hospitals but also across U.S. healthcare as a whole. The gameplan walks hospital leaders through a number of actionable and achievable aims to which they can contribute.

Number of children enrolled in Medicaid, CHIP slides by 2M since Trump took office. The numbers from the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families.

Number of children enrolled in Medicaid, CHIP slides by 2M since Trump took office The numbers from the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy’s Center for Children and Families, a nonprofit academic research group that is drawing from recent enrollment data gathered by state governments.

Emergency medicine researchers: ‘The distinction between burnout and moral injury is critical because solutions to address each differ.’

Emergency physicians lead the league in burnout—but when they quit, it’s often for another reason Among all medical specialties, emergency medicine is the single most likely to burn out its practitioners.

Used car salesman scams $1.5M from buyers of wheelchair-accessible vehicles. After pleading guilty, he’ll now spend over three years in federal prison.

Used car salesman scams $1.5M from buyers of wheelchair-accessible vehicles Edward Scott Rock, 50, was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay back the disabled and elderly customers who bought the customized vehicles only to realize they were never going to be delivered.