A $6B turnaround plan, an Ascension CFO’s advice and hospitals finding new ways to cut costs. June 11, 2026 1. ‘Nothing is off the table’: CommonSpirit ramps up $6B turnaround plan Full story 2. Kaiser prices 2026 healthcare workers strike…
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Plus admin costs now eat up to 35% of US health spending: AHA June 10, 2026 1. Former Chicago hospital CFO, COO seeks dismissal of nearly $300M COVID fraud charges Full story 2. Most rural hospitals no longer deliver babies…
Plus 7 health system-insurer contract talks to watch June 9, 2026 1. 10 healthcare bankruptcies this year Full story 2. Baystate plans to buy Trinity Health hospital for $293M Full story 3. If you’re a CFO at a rural health system,…
Plus hospitals struggle to develop CFO talent June 8, 2026 1. HCA’s urgent care spree continues Full story 2. Why some health systems are going nonprofit Full story 3. Catholic Health is redefining value-based care as an operating discipline —…
A payer ultimatum, $3.9B in deals and the CFO skill no one talks about. June 5, 2026 1. Hospital CEO: BCBS Alabama must pay us by June 25, or closure begins Full story 2. HCA acquires 17 urgent care clinics…
A $2.6B recovery, 35 systems’ cash positions and the CFO who pushes back. June 4, 2026 1. How Ascension achieved a $2.6B turnaround in nearly 3 years Full story 2. Days cash on hand at 35 health systems Full story…
Plus WVU closes in on 5-hospital acquisition June 3, 2026 1. Ascension must sell 7 ASCs to complete $3.9B AmSurg deal: FTC Full story 2. Presbyterian Healthcare to end most MA plans, lay off 150 workers Full story 3. What…
Plus states ranked by share of healthcare workers June 2, 2026 1. 720 hospitals at risk of closure, by state Full story 2. CMS finalizes playbook for Medicaid work rules: 8 things to know Full story 3. From a $50B…
Plus 6 notes on Anthropic’s Claude Mytho release June 1, 2026 1. 64 health systems ranked by total assets Full story 2. CEO, COO, founder of behavioral health hospital operator to pay $32M in Medicare fraud settlement Full story 3.…
Leadership cuts, FTC’s new playbook and a $965B AI valuation — Friday’s CFO read. May 29, 2026 1. Leaders not spared from health system layoffs in 2026 Full story 2. Arkansas system cuts 86 jobs, including management roles Full story…