Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System recorded operating income of $336.9 million (2.5% operating margin) for fiscal year 2026, up from operating income of $246.7 million (2.1% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Aug. 28 financial…

UnitedHealthcare has released the specific procedure codes it will exempt from prior authorization as part of the insurer’s previous pledge to reduce requirements by 30% before the end of 2026. The code lists cover 1,700 procedure codes for a range…

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine and Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health have proved to be powerhouses for acquisitions and growth over the last few years, both in West Virginia and in neighboring states — with no signs of slowing down.  WVU Medicine…

Each complex condition further drives Medicare Advantage disenrollment, according to research published Aug. 21 in JAMA Health Forum.  Researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University reviewed a cohort of more than 1 million MA beneficiaries to determine transitions to traditional Medicare…

Here are 19 health systems that have had their credit ratings upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service in 2026: Broward Health’s credit rating was upgraded to “A2” from “A3” by Moody’s. The upgrade reflects the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based…

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Little Rock, Ark.-based CHI St. Vincent, under Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health, failed to reach an agreement ahead of their Sept. 1 contracting deadline. CHI St. Vincent — including its four hospitals, 80 medical clinics…

From Ardent Health outlining its revenue cycle playbook to Bon Secours Mercy Health netting nearly $1.1 billion from its ownership stake in Ensemble, here are eight revenue cycle updates that Becker’s reported on in August:  

Mark Cuban argues the fundamental problem in U.S. healthcare is not whether the system is run by the public sector or the private sector. It is that hospitals do not know what their own services cost. During an Aug. 18…

Having insurance was supposed to mean a doctor’s recommendation gets covered. For a growing share of Americans, that is not holding up. A fifth of privately insured working-age adults said they or a family member had doctor-recommended care denied in…

The comment period closed Aug. 31 for CMS’ CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center proposed rule, and healthcare groups laid out their objections in formal letters to the agency.  The AHA, AAMC and AMGA each…