Ascension, Tenet and HCA Healthcare may be some of the biggest names in health system ASC strategy, but they’re not the only ones betting on outpatient growth. Across the country, more hospitals and ...

In response to the challenges, some insurers have begun expanding care coordination, cost transparency tools and nurse-led support programs which are aimed at helping patients navigate care more ...

Throughout 2025, the federal government and several state healthcare systems advanced new restrictions on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Health systems scaled back or closed equity offices. Federal ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

The U.S. health care reimbursement system was built for a different era — one that prioritized high-stakes “cure” interventions over the nuanced “care” interventions better suited to the ongoing needs ...

The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...

A nurse performs a test on a Department of Veteran Affairs patient at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Oct. 24, 2025. (Julie M. Lucas/U.S. Navy) The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a massive ...

Nurses use an AI-powered tool to identify and address social determinants of health that influence patient outcomes.