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Align Technology Q1 2026 revenue down 0. 7% to USD 1, 040. 1 M
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (105+ words) Q126 gross profit was $736. 6 million, resulting in a gross margin of 70. 8%. Q126 gross margin was unfavorably impacted by foreign exchange of approximately 0. 3 points sequentially and by approximately 0. 4 points year-over-year. On a non-GAAP basis, Q126 gross profit was $746. 9 million, resulting in a gross margin…...
Medicare payment issues plunge Minnesota's rural hospitals into crisis
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (965+ words) Medicare payment problems are generating steep financial hardships for some of Minnesota's rural hospitals at a time when many are struggling to stay afloat. State hospital leaders and officials at several rural hospitals say they have been vexed by a…...
Ambulatory healthcare service market to hit USD 5. 81 B
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) The ambulatory healthcare service market size was valued at USD 4. 16 billion in 2025 and is expected to increase from USD 4. 40 billion in 2026 to USD 5. 81 billion by 2031, reflecting steady ambulatory healthcare service market growth during the forecast period, according to Mordor Intelligence....
Over 100 financially distressed hospitals in US at risk of shutting down
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1785+ words) In northeast Georgia, a hospital closed its maternity ward. In rural New Hampshire, a community health center shuttered. And in Iowa, a Des Moines hospital system laid off dozens of employees and closed a clinic. All these providers cited President…...
Ten health tech firms pledge USD 600 M to help states
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (307+ words) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that 10 health technology companies that have existing Medicaid eligibility and enrollment contracts with states have voluntarily pledged to help states successfully prepare for and implement Medicaid community engagement requirements enacted under President…...
Private hospitals anchor the next wave of healthcare growth
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (441+ words) With constrained public capital expenditure and inadequate healthcare infrastructure, the private sector is likely to be the primary beneficiary of incremental demand, supporting accelerated growth over the medium term. Strong structural demand outlook India's hospital sector is set for sustained…...
Malaysia's insurers launch reference price ranges for private healthcare
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (606+ words) Malaysia's insurance and takaful sector has introduced reference price ranges for common private healthcare services and expanded a multistakeholder committee on medical claims. The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), and General Insurance Association of Malaysia…...
Rhode Island AG adopts final rule for premerger notification
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (482+ words) After unveiling a series of healthcare-related proposals aimed at providing "immediate relief and long-term solutions for Rhode Island's failing health care system" in 2025, Rhode Island Attorney General (AG) Peter Neronha adopted on January 8, 2026, a final rule to require premerger notification…...
Kaiser Permanente to pay USD 556 M to settle Justice Department allegations
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (834+ words) In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it billed the government for medical conditions patients didn't have. The settlement, announced Jan. 14, resolves whistleblower lawsuits that…...