University of Mississippi Medical Center closes clinics amid ransomware attack
The academic medical center’s clinics will be closed through Tuesday. The attack, which hit UMMC last week, took its Epic electronic health record system offline.
Justice Department sues OhioHealth over alleged anticompetitive insurer contracts
The DOJ filed a lawsuit last week accusing OhioHealth of leveraging its market power to force insurers to include its providers in their networks.
Trump sets fresh 10% global tariff — and plans to increase further
The new duties will go into effect Feb. 24, although the president has since signaled he will raise the rate to 15%. Medical supplies were not included in a list of exempted items.
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Supreme Court invalidates Trump tariffs based on emergency powers
In a 6-3 decision, the court rejected President Trump’s claim that a 1977 law gave him the authority to impose broad tariffs globally.
Walgreens to lay off hundreds of employees
The drugstore retailer said it was simplifying its organization to speed up decisionmaking in a move impacting at least 600 workers.
CHS could slow pace of divestitures as it makes progress paying debt
Executives on an earnings call said CHS would be less “programmatic” about divestitures moving forward. The hospital operator has divested 35% of its hospital portfolio since 2019.
GE HealthCare, BARDA ink $35M expansion to AI-enabled imaging deal
The jointly funded project positions GE HealthCare to develop ultrasound technologies that non-expert users can operate.
Veradigm cut 15% of its workforce in 2025
The health IT firm is also cutting back on offices and “low revenue” products as it works to get up to date on its financial filings with regulators, executives said during a call this week.