Healthcare finance news for hospital and health system leaders

Humana and healthcare technology company Athenahealth are expanding electronic prior authorization capabilities, spanning more than 180,000 clinicians in Athenahealth’s network. According to a Nov. 3 news release, more than 6,000 providers processed almost 35,000 electronic prior authorization transactions with Humana…

When Ballad Health formed in 2018 through the merger of Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System, the Johnson City, Tenn.-based system set out to serve a largely rural region with a lower cost structure. In the years since…

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Jupiter Medical Center, raised a record $102 million for fiscal year 2026 in support of the independent nonprofit system, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.  The total came from…

Employees at Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center have been paid after the hospital missed two consecutive pay cycles in October, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s Nov. 3. In a statement shared with Becker’s, the spokesperson said the hospital had…

Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest HealthCare System announced it is out of network with all Aetna insurance plans after its contractual agreement expired on Nov. 1. In a Nov. 1 press release, Hillcrest said the system has not yet reached an agreement…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare posted revenues of $19.8 billion in the third quarter of 2026, up from $19.2 billion a year earlier, even as a payer mix shift toward uninsured patients cut about $400 million from its pretax income.  HCA…

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield have reached a stalemate in contract negotiations that could leave three of the system’s southern New Jersey hospitals in Cherry Hill, Stratford and Washington Township out of Horizon’s network March 1,…

Ask a Revenue Cycle Leader is a new series featuring insights from health system and hospital revenue cycle executives nationwide. Becker’s poses questions on the most pressing issues in healthcare finance — from payer relations and automation to workforce and…

At least 14 hospitals and health systems have cut leadership or management roles in 2026 as financial pressures and realignments push organizations to restructure for long-term sustainability. Becker’s covered six hospital layoffs involving leaders in September alone, compared to at…

Boston Children’s Hospital has named Lisa Morella senior director of revenue cycle performance and transformation, according to an Oct. 30 post on her LinkedIn page.  Ms. Morella has served as a principal at Lubo Consulting since September 2025, advising enterprises,…