Government
Immigration Crackdown Drives Health Harms for Kids
KFF Health News reports that Trump administration immigration enforcement is harming the health of children in immigrant families through trauma, instability, and dropped coverage.
News on September 15th, 2026
- Hospitals
Kearney Regional in Nebraska Promotes Danny Van Ranken to CEO
Kearney Regional Medical Center in Nebraska named Danny Van Ranken, a 2014 hire who started as its first respiratory therapy manager, as its new CEO.
- Hospitals
Mount Sinai South Nassau Names Kugler Interim President
Mount Sinai South Nassau has named longtime physician leader Joshua Kugler, MD, as interim president after the hospital's president retired.
- Payers
Judge Sends Ballad Health's UnitedHealth MA Suit to Arbitration
A federal judge dismissed Ballad Health's Medicare Advantage lawsuit against UnitedHealth, ordering the payment dispute into arbitration.
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Health IT
Patient Identity Is Healthcare AI's Missing Control
Healthcare Dive argues that fragmented patient identity data is the overlooked control that determines whether clinical AI models can be trusted.
Medical Groups
The Hidden Cost of Manual Work in Ambulatory Care
Manual administrative work is quietly draining time, capacity, and revenue from ambulatory practices, pushing many toward automation.
Finance
Definium's LSD Therapy Eases Anxiety in Second Large Trial
Definium said its LSD-based therapy reduced anxiety in a second large trial, advancing the psychedelic drug class toward regulatory approval.
Government
Trump's 'Kill the Clipboard' Push Hasn't Ended Paperwork Yet
CMS's Health Technology Ecosystem aims to deliver Trump's promise to end repetitive healthcare paperwork, but the clipboard remains firmly in place.
Telehealth
Tele-Nephrology Targets Kidney Care Gaps for Rural Patients
Tele-nephrology is expanding access to kidney specialists for the 37 million U.S. adults with chronic kidney disease, particularly in rural areas where nephrologists are scarce.
Health IT
ARPA-H's $62.7M Autonomous AI Bet Raises a Liability Question
ARPA-H picked six organizations for a $62.7 million contract to build an autonomous AI agent that manages heart failure care between visits, raising unresolved questions about who is liable when it acts on its own.
Hospitals
Rural Hospitals Form Networks to Stay Independent
Over 150 independent rural hospitals in eight states have formed clinically integrated networks to gain scale and payer leverage without merging, with Missouri's 23-hospital Show-Me High Value Network the newest entrant.
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