February 2026

Economy: PE-owned Walgreens cuts 628 jobs | Data-based physician staffing | FTC M&A rule overturned | TrumpRx launches ()
ViVE 2026 News Roundup: AI steals the show | CMS healthcare draud crackdown | more ()
CMS withholds $260M in Medicaid funds as part of fraud ‘crackdown’ | FDA issues recall on infusion pumps after 2 injuries ()
Walgreens cuts 628 jobs, alarming private equity watchdog | British influencer receives data breach notice | $300K hip surgery ()
Business News: Baxter cuts jobs | FTC M&A rule struck down | Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine | Walmart returns | UHC profit share ()
Active listening for healthcare workforce wellness | Ohio health system sued by DOJ | Hackers inside public hospital for days ()
Ongoing ransomware attack leads to statewide closures | Trump tariffs update | Teen psychosis linked to cannabis | more ()
Before we move on: 5 stories our readers clicked ()
Hospital, security contractor sued by nurse victim of patient violence | Study: Lives saved when EMTs have trauma experience ()
Moderna, FDA reach agreement over mRNA flu vaccine | Texas judge strikes down FTC M&A reporting | Experience vs education ()
Top 10 AI stories of the past 30 days: Moltbook’s healthcare riddle, Wachter’s bold new book, AI’s licensing candidacy, more ()
Is AI a burden to nurses? | FDA investigating nationwide salmonella outbreak | Utah pushes back against chatbot prescriptions ()
FDA approves new pancreatic cancer treatment | Healthcare leading job growth | Epstein’s relationship with nonprofit hospital ()
Cybersecurity: Breach of 11 practices impacts 627K | Lawsuit against Change advances | Cerner hack | NY invests in security ()
Policy: Prior authorization chaos | TrumpRx launches | 60% rise in bankruptcies | Economic anxiety | HHS reinstates workers ()
Weekly Update: Kaiser strike continues | LLM misinformation | Prior auth woes | Humana and Google partner | $4M emails ()
Baxter cuts 90 jobs from site hit by Helene | Data-based physician staffing | Pair of cyberattacks results in $14M settlement ()
Legal News: $6M DOJ settlement | FTC drops PBM lawsuit | Fake nurse sentenced | $41M wrongful termination | Vaccine lawsuit ()
Kaiser strike of 31K expands | AI luminaries open up about their fears | Cyberattack impacting 11 practices exposes 627K ()
LLMs and medical misinformation | Care coordination startup hits $1B | Hospital earns ‘Snail’ award for food-as-medicine ()
Poll: Prior auth remains top burden for patients | Takeaways from Dr. Wachter’s ‘Giant Leap’ | Humana, Google partner on AI ()
Hidden $4M cost of hospital enterprise email | Nonprofit hospital settles $3.7M spinal surgery fraud lawsuits ()
Weekly Update: 60% rise in hospital bankruptcies | Healthcare tops economic anxiety | TrumpRx | Moltbook | GenAI licenses ()
TrumpRx launches with drug company support, 40 medications | Doctors as hospital managers | Experts on gender-affirming care ()
FTC settlement with Express Scripts includes TrumpRx support | Moltbook’s connection to healthcare AI | Cybersecurity audit ()
Medical group takes stand against gender-changing procedures for minors, hospitals juggle business strategies, more ()
Monthly look back: January’s top 10 ()
Hospital bankruptcies rise 60% | ‘Chief Bud’ AI helps veterans find services | $2M gender transition verdict | Must know CEOs ()
Healthcare tops economic anxiety | AI trends to watch | Growing calls to license GenAI | Dirty surgery tool defamation lawsuit ()
Weekly Update: Outspoken nurse | RICO case against AAP | Music bingo doc charged | Record $6.8B fraud year | Cerner hack ()