Missoula, Mont.-based Partnership Health Center said Sept. 2 it will cease operations at Seeley Swan Medical Center by Oct. 31, after the board voted on Sept. 1 to decline an extension that would have kept the clinic open through January…
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A Brookings Institution analysis published Sept. 3 mapping vertical integration among the five largest U.S. health insurers found UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Health division generated $100.5 billion in 2025 revenue, 63% of it paid by UnitedHealth’s own health plans. That structure…
Indianapolis-based LegacyMD, a majority physician-owned platform for concierge and direct primary care practices, has launched with the combination of two practices: Priority Physicians of Indianapolis and HealthBridge Personalized Medicine of Long Island, N.Y., according to a Sept. 2 news release. …
Rochester Regional Health has acquired Rochester Dermatologic Surgery in Victor, N.Y., adding general dermatology and Mohs surgery capacity in the Finger Lakes, acording to a Sept. 2 news release. The practice is now Rochester Regional Health Dermatology & Mohs Surgery…
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of North Star Health Alliance, parent of three North Country, N.Y., hospitals, have generated $6 million in administrative and professional costs so far, attorneys told a bankruptcy court judge Sept. 2, according to WWNY. North…
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A new retrospective study in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons offers one of the first detailed looks at how an urban hospital closure reshapes surgical care at the facilities left standing nearby, including who absorbs the extra…
In November 2025, a private equity firm best known for backing consumer brands made a move that looked more like a retail deal than a healthcare one: a 42.5% stake in a 121-clinic physician network spanning 20 states. L Catterton,…
Hospitals and health systems are competing hard to fill anesthesia roles, and the recruiting data shows it. Anesthesiologists commanded the highest average sign-on bonus of any specialty AMN Healthcare’s Physician Solutions division recruited for in 2024-2025, according to the company’s…
Oklahoma City topped Doximity’s list of highest-paying metro areas for physicians, while Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., ranked lowest, according to the company’s 2026 Physician Compensation Report. Doximity, a digital platform for U.S. medical professionals, released the report Aug. 25. It draws…
A Wake County family nurse practitioner is challenging a North Carolina law that requires her to contract with a physician before she can practice in the state. Jamie Gallagher filed suit Sept. 2 against leaders of the state medical and…