According to a new report from The Cigna Group, around half of Americans report struggling with loneliness, with younger generations having higher levels of loneliness than older ones. See the findings on our interactive charts.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget bill passed by the House in May, would significantly impact hospital finances, rapidly pushing hundreds of rural hospitals toward a fiscal cliff, according to two reports released last week. Advisory Board's Sebastian Beckmann and Optum Advisory's TJ Burdine weigh in on the potential strategies hospitals and health systems can take to mitigate the financial impacts of these proposed policy changes.

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Leigh Thompson shares strategies to improve employee feedback — recommending four best practices on how (and when) to most effectively deliver these evaluations.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 6-3 to uphold a Tennessee law that banned gender-affirming care for transgender minors, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts.