From AI and antitrust to drug pricing and vaccines, a wave of lawsuits could reshape healthcare policy and business. Fierce Healthcare looks at what's at stake and where the cases stand fiercehealthcare.com/special…

.@doximity inked a partnership with @Wolters_Kluwer to embed UpToDate's evidence-based clinical content directly within Doximity Ask, the company’s AI clinical decision support tool bit.ly/4BmC3bW

Rural Minnesota hospitals' operations are withering. They say 'profiteering' drugmakers, insurers are to blame bit.ly/4zRtEMo

Employer family premiums grew yet again in 2026, increasing by 5% to $28,303 on average, according to a new report from KFF bit.ly/4i0L8Qf

.@ElevanceHealth reported it earned $1.4 billion in profit in Q3 and boosted its 2026 forecast. Executives said the company is poised for Medicaid improvements in 2027 bit.ly/4siugYP

.@amazon, @Google among self-funded employers joining CMS' prior auth pledge bit.ly/3UejDcJ

Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health has tapped Oklahoma’s largest nonprofit provider as the next to join its growing cadre of regional health systems bit.ly/4ivYN1T

.@HMHNewJersey signs definitive agreement to acquire @HunterdonHealth, commits $230M bit.ly/4z0k9dz

Readily secures $11M series A to continue building out AI regulatory compliance platform bit.ly/4ysHG5Z

Probably Genetic raises $12M to scale rare disease dataset, support drug discovery bit.ly/4s3ziYR

Allara raises $30M to expand virtual women's healthcare across the continuum bit.ly/4hY7Kj4

Urban hospitals face closure rates similar to rural facilities, study finds bit.ly/4yUE7qe

Little room for stakeholder consensus among potential Medicare Advantage reforms bit.ly/4zzzvFN

AI, tech leaders are lobbying Trump health officials in a government-run chat room bit.ly/4i1DqUG

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine teaching hospital project upgrades to $2.75B planned investment bit.ly/4yR3JEe

Diverge Health, a value-based care accelerator for primary care practices, is merging with Medical Home Network, a company supporting federally qualified health centers bit.ly/4zvCwXz

.@Google unveils new Fitbit Edge tracker as tech giant expands health monitoring ambitions bit.ly/4jpbrkm

Confido Health nabs $12.5M to scale agentic AI across PE-backed medical groups bit.ly/4yY1pvu

Health systems’ finances improved in 2026, but many organizations remain under enough pressure to keep tapping reserves, taking on debt, and turning to investment portfolios for financial flexibility, according to a new survey bit.ly/3TZEkJh

Thoreau-backed Ensemble, Penelope Health partner to bring payer policy intelligence into RCM bit.ly/3U40tGy

.@AbridgeHQ, University of Texas System enter enterprise-wide agreement for expanded AI-enabled care bit.ly/4ioq0mY