Margins, payer exits and M&A — the week’s financial picture heading into the weekend. May 1, 2026 1. From -2.2% to 16.5%: 40 health systems ranked by operating margins in 2025 Full story 2. Health system margins see 'fragile recovery':…
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Hospital sales, workforce cuts and a 24% margin — the financial gap between systems is widening. April 30, 2026 1. Baptist Health Arkansas hospital makes more cuts, affecting 150 roles Full story 2. CommonSpirit, Providence, Trinity Health plan hospital sales to…
Plus 10 hospital margin predictions: Moody’s April 29, 2026 1. Lawmakers claim hospitals 'more lucrative' than Disney: How CommonSpirit, HCA, NewYork-Presbyterian and ECU Health CEOs responded Full story 2. Stanford Health Care CFO to retire, Mayo Clinic successor named Full story…
Plus UHS Q1 margin rises to 11.2% April 28, 2026 1. The wealthiest physician specialties, ranked Full story 2. Elevance sets aside $935M over Medicare Advantage enrollment threat Full story 3. Healthcare finance is getting harder. See how leaders align…
Plus Cleveland Clinic’s plan to ‘flip’ the MA model April 27, 2026 1. Hospitals' $1.6 trillion cost crisis: 10 things to know Full story 2. 1 officer dead, another injured in Chicago hospital shooting Full story 3. Reframing Supply Chain for…
Margins, bankruptcies and job cuts — the financial picture heading into the weekend. April 24, 2026 1. HCA posts 12% operating margin in Q1: 8 things to know Full story 2. 7 healthcare bankruptcies in 2026 Full story 3. Manual…
Bankruptcy, lawsuits and exec pay — financial pressure on the rise. April 23, 2026 1. Missouri hospital files for bankruptcy, pursues sale Full story 2. Landlord of closed Illinois hospitals countersues operator for 'financial mismanagement' Full story 3. AI governance,…
Plus Retailers race into GLP-1 market April 22, 2026 1. The cost of nurse turnover in 10 points | 2026 Full story 2. CHS divests 5 hospitals, posts $58M net loss in Q1: 7 things to know Full story 3. For…
Plus UnitedHealth Group posts Q1 2026 results April 21, 2026 1. How Tenet turned a hospital company into the nation's largest ASC operator: 7 things to know Full story 2. Scripps CEO: Hospitals running out of ways to cut costs Full…
Plus Providence’s ‘holistic’ approach to VBC April 20, 2026 1. Mark Cuban dives into direct contracting Full story 2. CEO-to-worker pay ratios at CHS, HCA, Tenet and UHS Full story 3. Delays and unclear costs slow capital projects. How health systems…