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Independent physician practices are disappearing as hospitals, payers, corporate entities and private equity expand their reach, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.  Here are five key takeaways: 1.In 2024, just 42% of physicians worked in private practice, down from 60% in 2012. Nearly half (47%) were employed by…

The FDA has approved Eli Lilly’s imlunestrant, an oral estrogen receptor antagonist, for the treatment of adults with estrogen receptor positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer that has progressed following at least one prior endocrine therapy.  The approval is based on results from a phase 3 trial, which…

Healthcare was one of only a few sectors that posted job gains in August, adding more jobs than the overall economy. At the same time, healthcare organizations across the U.S. face financial challenges, with at least 77 hospitals cutting jobs in 2025.  With healthcare seen by some as the “backbone”…

Cases of a rare, flu-related complication that causes brain inflammation among children are on the rise, a new CDC report suggests. During the 2024-25 flu season, 109 children were diagnosed with influenza-associated encephalopathy, according to the report, which is based on cases clinicians and health departments confirmed with the CDC.…

Emerging technologies have greatly improved efficiency at most health systems. Over 50 healthcare leaders spoke with Becker’s about their best uses of tech in the past year. The leaders featured below are speaking at Becker’s 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.…

Nursing is a profession built on compassion and resilience, yet beneath its caring façade lies a growing mental health crisis. Many don’t know that nurses face one of the highest rates of suicide risk among healthcare workers, a silent epidemic rarely acknowledged in national headlines. Research shows that registered nurses…

There will be an expected 18.6 million deaths from cancer in 2050, up from 10.4 million cancer deaths in 2023, according to a study published Sept. 24 in The Lancet.  For their analysis, researchers used the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors study to generate estimates of cancer…

Dozens of hospitals and health systems were included on Forbes‘ inaugural list of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture. Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to develop the ranking, which draws on surveys of more than 218,000 employees at companies with 1,000 or more workers in the U.S.  Respondents…

Between August 2021 and August 2023, 63.6% of adults in the U.S. had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, according to a data brief published Sept. 16 by the National Center for Health Statistics. The brief defines cardiovascular risk factors as uncontrolled high blood pressure, uncontrolled high blood lipids,…

Hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers could lose more than $32.1 billion in revenue in 2026 should Congress allow ACA tax credits to expire at the end of 2025, according to a new Urban Institute analysis published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The analysis found that 7.3 million people…

Forbes has recognized 250 healthcare organizations on its inaugural list of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals, published Sept. 25. The publication partnered with the market research firm Statista to develop the list, which is based on survey responses from more than 17,000 healthcare and social services professionals from organizations…

Hospitals that charge patients and insurers the highest markups for common surgeries also tend to deliver worse outcomes, according to new research published in JAMA Surgery. The study analyzed data from nearly 2,000 U.S. hospitals and found that those with the highest markups — often for-profit and urban — had…

Amazon’s primary care provider One Medical has launched new appointments nationwide for patients experiencing symptoms related to perimenopause and menopause. The visits connect patients with primary care providers trained to identify and treat a wide range of symptoms associated with menopause, such as hot flashes, sleep disruption and changes in…

Generation Z employees — those born between 1997 and 2012 — are the least likely generation to prefer fully remote work, according to a report from Gallup. Only 23% of Gen Z employees prefer exclusively remote work, compared to 35% of baby boomers, Generation X and millennials, according to the…

Infections caused by a highly drug-resistant and dangerous bacteria known as NDM-producing carpabenem-resistant Enterobacterales, or NDM-CRE, have surged by more than 460% in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023, according to a CDC report. NDM-CRE are resistant to some of the strongest antibiotics available, making them extremely difficult to treat,…

The District of Columbia has the most active nurse practitioners per capita, while Hawaii has the fewest for the second year in a row, according to a ranking from KFF.  KFF requested from Redi-Data the number of active state-licensed nurse practitioners in the U.S. as of September. Population estimates are…

If healthcare professionals had extra funds, workforce development most likely is how they would spend it, a Becker’s poll found. In a LinkedIn poll, Becker’s asked: If $100 million extra were earmarked for clinical work at your organization, where would you invest it first? The poll received 283 votes and…

Here are six new drug shortages and discontinuations, according to drug supply databases from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.  Acetazolamide injection: Avet Pharmaceuticals and Hikma have reported a shortage of its 500-milligram, 1-count vials of acetazolamide sodium lyophilized powder for injection. Avet did not provide a…

Women in healthcare leadership continue to face outsized challenges — from implicit bias to unequal expectations. However, it’s become clear that when women occupy the C-suite, quality, culture and financial performance all benefit. In this session — led by Becker’s Vice President of Editorial, Molly Gamble — five women healthcare…

Columbia, Md., is the best U.S. city for women, according to a Sept. 22 ranking from WalletHub. Columbia earned the No. 1 spot for having the highest median earnings for women, adjusted for cost of living, as well as the eighth-lowest female poverty rate in the country. The city also…

U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the nation’s best Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. The rankings, released Sept. 23, are part of the media company’s 2026 Best Colleges rankings evaluating nearly 1,700 institutions on up to 17 academic quality measures. They are based on the…

Hospitals acquired by private equity firms experience a higher patient death rate in emergency departments than other hospitals, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.  The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago and Harvard Medical School in Boston, examined hospital staffing and…

CMS’ Part D Senior Savings Model effectively increased insulin use while reducing out-of-pocket costs among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a RAND report published Sept. 22.  The program also decreased costs for the federal government though Medicare beneficiaries who do not use insulin experienced increased drug insurance costs. CMS tested the…

Robert Winn, MD, had only one thing on his mind when Becker’s asked him what area of oncology deserved more attention: the workforce shortage Dr. Winn is the director and Lipman Chair in Oncology at Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker’s caught up with him to learn more…