A bankruptcy, an insurance exit and 36 years of CFO wisdom — Thursday’s read. July 9, 2026 1. California hospital files for bankruptcy protection Full story 2. 28 independent hospitals, systems joining larger health systems Full story 3. Systems can’t build…
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Plus 16 systems naming rev cycle VPs July 8, 2026 1. 50 health systems with strong finances Full story 2. Healthcare executive pay budgets in 9 points: 2026 Full story 3. Sustainable growth and efficiency strategies from CEO and CFO…
Plus 60 stats on hospital expenses July 7, 2026 1. CMS floats new Medicare payment category for AI diagnostic software: 6 notes Full story 2. Ascension plans to acquire Tennessee system for $700M Full story 3. Leaders report ROI on…
Plus 20 most, least health stressed US cities July 6, 2026 1. CommonSpirit vs. Ascension: 2 turnaround strategies, compared Full story 2. CarolinaEast drops BCBS Medicare Advantage, delays UnitedHealthcare exit Full story 3. Professional fee performance is an underused growth lever.…
Plus 3 hospitals’ fight to avoid closure July 2, 2026 1. CMS targets 340B, site-neutral pay in 2027 outpatient rule — 8 things to know Full story 2. CMS seeks new powers to remove ‘problematic’ Medicare providers — 8 things to…
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Plus 32 academic systems acquiring hospitals July 1, 2026 1. The state-by-state push to cap hospital prices Full story 2. Shuttered Chicago hospital plans mass layoffs Full story 3. Healthcare built its revenue cycle to run late. See how R1 is building…
Plus Some surgical assistants earn 25x more than surgeons: NYT June 30, 2026 1. ‘The ice is cracking around our feet’: Chicago hospital with negative 65 days cash on hand fights to stay open Full story 2. Banner to sell…
Plus healthcare AI’s 2nd wave reshapes jobs June 29, 2026 1. Health system owner, former CEO faces allegations of diverting millions in widening multistate legal battle Full story 2. How long can health systems afford rising provider pay? Full story…
A guilty plea, a century-old closure and a $500M hospital opening — Friday’s CFO read. June 26, 2026 1. Former Oklahoma hospital CEO pleads guilty to $30M in Medicare fraud Full story 2. Centra to close century-old hospital in 2028,…
A closure deadline, a CFO reality check and hospitals still cutting jobs — Thursday’s read. June 25, 2026 1. ‘I can’t tell you which way it’s going to go’: Possible July 1 closure looms for hospital amid BCBS Alabama dispute…