A major merger closing Nov. 1, CommonSpirit’s $6B bet and UnitedHealth’s $4.1B profit — Tuesday’s re October 13, 2026 1. Samaritan Health Services to join MultiCare Nov. 1 Full story 2. CommonSpirit CFO on $6B turnaround: ‘We’re not afraid’ of short-term…
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Atrium sued, Illinois’ revolving CEO door and Duke’s margin jump — Monday’s read. October 12, 2026 1. North Carolina State Health Plan sues Atrium Health over affordability program Full story 2. Where states stand on first-year rural health transformation funds:…
Albany Med taps acting leader, a missed bond payment and Michigan suing BCBS — Friday’s read. October 9, 2026 1. Albany Med names acting leader amid CEO review Full story 2. 66 hospitals closing departments or ending services Full story…
HCA fights insurers, CMS penalizes 2,334 hospitals and influencers target bills — Thursday’s read. October 8, 2026 1. HCA hospitals escalate payment fight with insurers Full story 2. 66 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs in 2026 Full story 3. Most…
Plus: Fairview sues UnitedHealthcare over Medicare Advantage false advertising October 7, 2026 1. 80 health systems with strong finances Full story 2. CommonSpirit to sell 8 hospitals in 2026 Full story 3. Task-based automation is giving way to end-to-end workflow…
A $155.5M settlement, four major systems’ FY26 results and Northwell’s 3rd layoff — Tuesday’s read. October 6, 2026 1. How Ascension, Baylor Scott & White, CommonSpirit and Trinity performed in FY26 Full story 2. Providence, MultiCare to pay $155.5M to…
A CEO probe, Brown cutting exec roles and Trinity’s $293M turnaround — Monday’s read. October 5, 2026 1. Albany Med CEO placed on paid leave pending independent review Full story 2. Brown University Health cuts 10 executive roles, offers buyouts…
CommonSpirit’s $3B loss, a California payroll scare and Costco entering Medicare — Friday’s read. October 2, 2026 1. CommonSpirit posts $3.2B operating loss in fiscal 2026: 7 notes Full story 2. California hospital owing $11.4M assures October payroll is safe —…
WVU’s big acquisition, leadership layoffs and Cigna’s $3B savings push — Thursday’s read. October 1, 2026 1. WVU Medicine acquires Pennsylvania system, grows to 30 hospitals Full story 2. Hospitals, health systems trimming leadership ranks Full story 3. Leaders from MemorialCare,…
A Minnesota M&A surge, quiet closure fears and a $419K physician salary — Wednesday’s read. September 30, 2026 1. Minnesota emerges as a health system M&A battleground Full story 2. Hospital leaders predict more ‘quiet closures’ in 2027 Full story 3.…