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Oracle breach exposes nearly 20M people | 34 systems dropping MA plans | 519 hospitals warned, 1 fined over price transparency | 12 RCM co. M&As | Alignment loses bid to toss exec whistleblower claims

Plus: Epic’s ‘patch faster’ message meets hospital reality October 7, 2026 1. Oracle Health breach exposed data of nearly 20 million people: Report Full story 2. 34 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2026 Full story 3. Task-based automation…

FTC warns 24 big systems on pricing | Hospitals are No. 1 source of medical debt: Report | Texas probes UnitedHealth | CMS adds new physician specialty code | Providence, MultiCare settle unnecessary surgery cases for $155.5M

Plus: Revenue cycle’s entry-level jobs are disappearing October 6, 2026 1. FTC warns health systems against ‘deceptive’ pricing practices Full story 2. Providence, MultiCare to pay $155.5M to settle alleged unnecessary spine surgery lawsuits Full story 3. For a community hospital…

Judy Faulkner's net worth hits $9.6B | CMS finalizes payer price transparency rules | CommonSpirit eyes $1B payoff from rev cycle overhaul | 9 Oracle updates | Rev cycle's CEO moment

Plus: 20M Medicare enrollees to receive $90 payments October 5, 2026 1. CMS finalizes price transparency overhaul for payers: 6 things to know Full story 2. Judy Faulkner’s net worth, by year Full story 3. Stanford Health Care and UF…

7 healthcare laws take effect | 52 systems ranked by cash on hand | 340B rebates raise hospital cash flow concerns | 8 provider-owned health plans exiting MA | Baylor margin hits 8.3% as health plan exits 2 markets

Plus: 12 revenue cycle headlines from September October 1, 2026 1. 7 healthcare laws taking effect Oct. 1 Full story 2. Days cash on hand at 52 health systems Full story 3. Prepare for 2027 coding and payment policy updates…

Judy Faulkner's next move for Epic | Chief revenue officer hires fall sharply | UMMS to refund patients $2.25M over facility fees | Neb. Medicaid work rules: 7 takeaways for RCM leaders | RCM's '10,000-hour' problem

Plus: 5 states erase $1.1B in medical debt September 30, 2026 1. Judy Faulkner drives Epic deeper into the hospital C-suite Full story 2. Chief revenue officer hires drop sharply in 2026 Full story 3. Earn 19.00 CEUs from AAPC…

UnitedHealthcare, TeamHealth settle $100M upcoding dispute | Elevance targets off-campus hospital billing | Texas probes BCBS over care denials, delays | 10 systems seeking rev cycle VPs | Oracle's healthcare reset: 6 takeaways from Larry Ellison

Plus: 20 hospitals, health systems moving to Epic September 29, 2026 1. UnitedHealthcare, TeamHealth settle $100M alleged upcoding case Full story 2. Elevance moves to require site-of-care details on hospital claims Full story 3. About 76% of out-of-network emergency claims…

Trump slashes $600M in HHS spending | Kaiser to lay off 147 workers | Who's winning the AI billing fight? | CommonSpirit promotes rev cycle leader | The cost of giving birth in every state

September 28, 2026 1. Trump administration slashes $810M in federal spending, including HHS Full story 2. Kaiser to lay off 147 workers across California Full story 3. Out-of-network and payer rules are getting too complex for generalist billing teams. Learn…

62 systems cutting jobs | Epic pauses hundreds of projects | Why denial rates no longer tell 'the full story' | Hospitals rethink entry-level RCM roles | 16 richest people in healthcare: 5 notes

Plus: Oracle CEO’s counterintuitive affordability argument September 24, 2026 1. 62 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs Full story 2. Epic stands by roadmap amid reported development pause Full story 3. How Beacon Health System’s lone physician advisor holds a 78%…

HCA sues IBX over claim denials | Rev cycle leader predicts 70% smaller teams in AI era | CMS scraps ACA policies for 760,000 | How UCSD Health tackles payer pressure upstream | 9 health system RCM partnerships

Plus: The No Surprises Act playbook providers may be missing September 23, 2026 1. CMS cancels ACA policies for 760,000 people, freezes broker registrations Full story 2. HCA sues Independence Blue Cross over claim denials Full story 3. Missed the…

10 systems cutting IT, coding jobs | CMS may cut rates for 1,100+ lab codes | What Amazon pays for 8 health tech jobs | CommonSpirit draws a line on AI in denials | Wellstar names rev cycle VP

Plus: HCA says patients owe more, but collections are slowing September 22, 2026 1. 10 health systems cutting IT jobs, coding roles Full story 2. CMS eyes Medicare pay cuts for 1,100+ lab codes: 8 things to know Full story…

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