Starting in 2027, work requirements kick in for certain beneficiaries on Medicaid, while new work rules for the SNAP food assistance program took effect on Nov. 1. These reforms mandated by the One ...

The health care safety net—the patchwork of hospitals, clinics, and health systems that provide care to significant numbers of uninsured, underinsured, and publicly insured patients—provides a ...

Safety-net hospitals, or anchor institutions, must reform themselves in addition to any outside aid received from business leaders and government, the presidents and CEOs of Henry Ford Health and ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and electronic health record–based automation tools helped a safety-net health system meet performance-based readmission metrics, thereby retaining critical funding while ...

Oakland, Calif.-based Alameda Health System will assume governance of St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, Calif., amid financial pressures. 1. The hospital was at risk of closure, according to a Nov. 1 news ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Renee Hsia is an ER doctor and researcher in healthcare. The Emergency Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) prevents us from visibly ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed tragic shortcomings in the American public health system, but it also posed a major challenge to our social safety net programs, from Medicare and Medicaid to ...

Kaiser Permanente opened its wallet for a $10 million commitment to support a financially struggling Colorado safety net system, according to a Tuesday announcement. Denver Health, a 160-year-old ...

While Florida’s Managing Entities operate with extreme efficiency at a statewide 3% administrative rate, additional ...

This past summer and fall, Springfield’s Office of Housing heard reports of families who were sleeping in area parks, said Housing Director Gerry McCafferty. As the year gave way to winter, she has ...