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Count on STAT for thorough coverage of hospitals and the health care industry. Articles on this page discuss topics such as the quality of care at hospitals, the cost of in-patient care and the challenges hospitals face in a changing health care landscape. The page also includes articles on the latest trends in hospital care, such as the use of telemedicine, and the development of new medical technologies.

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Morning Rounds Theresa Gaffney

Morning Rounds: Physics Nobel, Hurricane Helene, and “Make America Healthy Again”

Health Care Brittany Trang

White House should declare national emergency over IV fluid shortages caused by Helene, says hospital group

First Opinion Laura and John Arnold

STAT Plus: Philanthropists Laura and John Arnold warn: Beware hospital consolidation

First Opinion Sandeep Jauhar and Maria Avila

When should marijuana use deny a patient an organ transplant?

Health Care Inc. Newsletter Bob Herman

STAT Plus: How much more are health care’s bosses making than their employees?

Exclusive Bob Herman, J. Emory Parker, Lizzy Lawrence, Tara Bannow, and Mohana Ravindranath

STAT Plus: Health care CEOs dialed back their pay in 2023. They still made $3.5 billion

Business Mark Arsenault — Boston Globe and Jessica Bartlett — Boston Globe

STAT Plus: Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre will resign

Politics John Wilkerson and Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Hassan indicates she’s open to tweaks on site-neutral payment reforms

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Hospitals Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Two reports, two dramatically different views of nonprofit hospitals’ tax breaks

Health Care Inc. Bob Herman

STAT Plus: How insurers are covering Humira and copycat medicines

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D.C. Diagnosis Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: How efforts to cancel medical debt could wind up benefitting hospitals

Politics Aaron Pressman and Tal Kopan — Boston Globe

STAT Plus: ‘Put him in jail.’ Steward CEO de la Torre skips hearing, now Congress is poised to hold him in contempt

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Key Senate Republican throws cold water on Affordable Care Act repeal, site-neutral payment policy

First Opinion Lindsey Ulin

Why so many patients are confused about CPR and do-not-resuscitate orders

Politics Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: How hospitals could make money off of Kamala Harris’ medical debt relief plan

Insurance Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Elevance buys IU Health’s insurance company

Health Care Inc. Bob Herman

STAT Plus: How powerful hospitals helped take R1 RCM private

Hospitals Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Ascension, other hospitals played active roles to take medical billing company R1 RCM private

Hospitals Larry Edelman

STAT Plus: Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher to step down, saying ‘we must look to the next generation’

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: HCA and UnitedHealth resolve contract disputes in four states hours before deadline

D.C. Diagnosis Sarah Owermohle and Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Abortion rights and drug pricing program take spotlight at first night of DNC

Health Care Inc. Bob Herman

Patient volumes have stormed back into hospitals

Business Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Peter Orszag wants the FTC and DOJ to stop challenging ‘vertical’ health care mergers

Hospitals Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: UnitedHealthcare’s latest contract dispute, this time with Trinity Health, leaves thousands out-of-network

Morning Rounds Theresa Gaffney

Morning Rounds: The billionaire who wants you angry about the food supply

Health tech Brittany Trang

STAT Plus: Why U.S. health care cybersecurity laws are better at protecting a corpse’s privacy than patients’ lives

Business Tara Bannow

STAT Plus: Orlando Health, a $6 billion Florida powerhouse, is expanding into Alabama

Business Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Tara Bannow, and Bob Herman

STAT Plus: Tim Walz stood up to corporate health care. Mayo Clinic was a powerful exception

First Opinion Abraham Nussbaum

How the restaurant drama ‘The Bear’ mirrors working in a hospital