Healthcare finance news for hospital and health system leaders

Xsolis, which develops AI-driven technology for mid-revenue cycle management, has named Lee Rivas as CEO. He succeeds co-founder Joan Butters, effective immediately, according to an Oct. 27 Xsolis news release. Ms. Butters has led the company since 2013.  Mr. Rivas…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare expects flat earnings in 2027 as Medicaid supplemental payments decline and exchange coverage losses continue to weigh on its payer mix, despite steady volume growth. CEO Sam Hazen previewed the outlook during the system’s Oct. 27…

Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has missed payroll its last two cycles, a spokesperson for the hospital confirmed with Becker’s.  The first missed payroll, on Oct. 9, was delayed by the Columbus Day holiday, and the second was Oct. 23,…

CMS’ Ambulatory Specialty Model could cause thousands of Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain and heart failure to lose access to specialty care, and could leave small rural communities without specialists, according to an Oct. 27 report from the Center…

Health system leaders preparing for 2027 have landed on the same conclusion from different corners of the country: Cost cutting alone will not carry them through. “We know we can’t just cut our way to financial sustainability,” Staci Dickerson, executive…

Centene’s headcount has dropped 11.8% between the end of 2025 and the third quarter of 2026, down from 61,100 to 53,900 employees. According to Centene’s Oct. 27 earnings report, severance costs resulting from enterprise optimization and contract exits were $276…

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health’s AI coding tool let the system absorb 78 new providers and 176 new departments without adding staff, according to results Trinity shared during its fiscal 2026 investor call Oct. 26. “We prioritized integration in this area,…

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare recorded net income of $1.58 billion in the third quarter of 2026, down from $1.64 billion during the same period last year, according to its Oct. 27 financial report.  Eight things to know:  1. HCA recorded…

Fitch upgraded Omaha-based Children’s Nebraska’s credit rating to “AA” from “AA-.”  The “AA” rating reflects the system’s “dominant market position as the only comprehensive pediatric healthcare provider in its state and region,” Fitch said in its Oct. 21 report. The…

Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health is poised to add its third health system while it searches for a new leader. Oklahoma City-based Integris Health signed a definitive agreement Oct. 21 to join Risant, about seven weeks after founding CEO Jaewon Ryu,…