Plus: For-profit systems push M&A beyond hospitals September 9, 2026 1. Days cash on hand at 40 health systems Full story 2. 557 Trinity Health IT jobs affected by outsourcing shift Full story 3. Stop treating every stalled account as…
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A collapsed sale, Tenet’s $1.5B refinancing and Democrats targeting big insurers — Monday’s read. September 8, 2026 1. Missouri hospital sues buyer after $10.5M sale collapses days before closing Full story 2. Tenet to refinance $1.5B in notes Full story…
A Medicare threat, 30 profitable systems and Grady cutting pay 40% — Friday’s CFO read. September 4, 2026 1. Illinois hospital’s Medicare status in jeopardy: 7 things to know Full story 2. 28 profitable health systems in Q2 Full story…
An Oregon merger, FTC’s warning on bad deals and HCA cutting positions — Thursday’s read. September 3, 2026 1. Oregon systems complete merger Full story 2. FTC warns it will stop ‘bad hospital deals’ after steering Ohio hospital to new buyer…
Q2 losses mounting, two named systems cutting jobs and OHSU’s new CFO — Wednesday’s read. September 2, 2026 1. 10 health systems reporting losses in Q2 Full story 2. John Muir Health to lay off 75, leadership affected Full story 3.…
Sanford hits 60 hospitals, Mark Cuban on costs and Penn Health’s $337M jump — Tuesday’s read. September 1, 2026 1. Sanford Health absorbs Minnesota system, grows to 60 hospitals Full story 2. Mark Cuban: Why US hospitals ‘don’t know their…
A $1.1B DOJ crackdown, payroll chaos continues and CMS blocks $1.6B in fraud — Monday’s read. August 31, 2026 1. DOJ steps up crackdown on Medicare Advantage upcoding Full story 2. Illinois hospital CEO responds to lawmaker’s letter over payroll…
A CEO embezzlement deal, a $380M UnitedHealth suit and UPMC swinging to a loss — Friday’s read. August 28, 2026 1. 9 hospital M&As reshaping regional healthcare markets Full story 2. Ex-Chicago hospital CEO reaches deferred prosecution deal in embezzlement…
Two massive legal settlements, physician pay rankings and a fraud conviction — Thursday’s read. August 27, 2026 1. Kaiser Permanente sued for $534M after patient’s cardiac arrest, amputations Full story 2. 40 physician specialties ranked by pay Full story 3. A…
Margin rankings, 41 CFOs to know and a widening AI ROI gap — Wednesday’s CFO read. August 26, 2026 1. From -4.8% to 26.7%: 25 large systems ranked by Q2 margins Full story 2. 41 rural hospital and health system…