Forty states and Puerto Rico have signed agreements to join the Generous Model, a Medicaid drug payment initiative that ties prices for certain prescription drugs to what other developed nations pay, CMS announced Sept. 18.  Four things to know: 1.…

Four revenue cycle leaders at the Becker’s 11th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Conference are shedding light on how denial rate – once a most trusted scorecard in revenue cycle – is a metric that no longer…

Aurora Health Care has named the first programs, services and community partners that will operate inside The Beacon, its nearly $50 million health and wellness hub set to open in spring 2027 on Milwaukee’s Near West Side, according to a…

While hospital leaders debate which revenue cycle tasks to automate and where AI yields the best ROI, a major shift is underway: the other side of the claim is already using AI. Large payers are deploying artificial intelligence to review…

From Wellstar naming a vice president of revenue cycle to Kaiser Permanente naming a senior vice president of revenue realization, here are 39 revenue cycle executive moves Becker’s reported in 2026: 1. Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System named Denise Waters…

Minnesota is emerging as one of the most closely watched markets in health system expansion, with two large out-of-state systems making multibillion-dollar strategic bets on the state while its established providers reshape their own footprints. Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health…

A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages. Here are 60 department closures or services that are ending or have…

Payers are now reviewing claims at a volume and velocity that most health systems cannot answer in kind. That asymmetry is shaping up to be the defining financial pressure in healthcare revenue cycle and the leaders responsible for managing it…

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth expects fewer than 250 employees systemwide to be affected by its transition of several information technology services to Tech Mahindra and The HCI Group in November, or less than 1.5% of its total workforce, a spokesperson said…

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health is moving forward with plans to close The Pavilion, a long-term care facility in its former Bradford (Pa.) Regional Medical Center on or before Dec. 1. The closure comes after a proposed acquisition by Lake Erie…