CVS Health brought in nearly $3 billion in profit for the second quarter of 2026, up from $1 billion during the same period in 2025.  Total revenue was $106.1 billion for the quarter, a 7.3% year-over-year increase. The company lifted…

U.S. nonprofit hospital systems posted their third consecutive year of operating margin improvement in 2026, according to Fitch Ratings’ annual medians report released Aug. 4. The sector’s median overall operating margin rose to 1.5%, up from 1.1% the prior year.…

Granite City, Ill.-based Gateway Regional Medical Center faced cash flow issues that delayed payroll for more than 600 employees, according to an Aug. 3 letter to employees obtained by Becker’s.  The administration for the hospital, which is part of Reno,…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ardent Health recorded operating income of $43.2 million (2.7% operating margin) during the second quarter, down from $122 million (7.4% margin) during the same quarter last year, according to its Aug. 4 financial report.  Seven things to know: …

CMS verbally confirmed its denial of the waiver enabling Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program, the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me program, leaving more than 200,000 residents in limbo. Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office confirmed the update to Becker’s Aug.…

Health system leaders don’t need another conversation about AI potential. They’ve seen over a hundred demos. They’ve heard the promises. They’ve launched the pilots. The problem is that too many pilots never become production systems, and even if they do,…

Becker’s has reported on three health systems naming new chief revenue officers in 2026:  1. Oklahoma City-based Integris Health named David Summers chief revenue officer. He joined Integris Health from Brentwood, Tenn.-based Quorum Health, where he served as vice president…

ACA insurers are pitching a median rate increase of 15% for 2027, the second year in a row of double-digit premium hikes, according to a July 8 Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker analysis that was updated Aug. 3. The tracker reviewed…

Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, Md., seeks a vice president of revenue…

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s stock price closed at a record high of $262.63 on July 28, five days after posting second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street estimates by more than 40% and prompted the system to raise its full-year outlook, according…