A hospital shutdown, UnitedHealth scrutiny, hospital hiring slows and major EHR unifications February 18, 2026 1. Pennsylvania hospital to close, transition to outpatient care Full story 2. Healthcare drives US job growth as hospital hiring cools Full story 3. 60%…
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Prime deal, Humana expansion and MUSC’s $1.1B hospital plan lead today’s news February 17, 2026 1. Central Maine Healthcare joins Prime Full story 2. Humana closes on acquisition of MaxHealth primary care clinics Full story 3. Mayo Clinic Laboratories' comprehensive neurology…
AI in the EHR, CEO moves and rural funding updates lead today’s news February 16, 2026 1. CIOs weigh opportunity and risk of embedded EHR AI Full story 2. How Texas represents a paradox in Rural Health Transformation funding Full…
February 15, 2026 1. NCLEX pass rates dip in 2025 Full story 2. Inflation eases to 2.4%: What healthcare leaders should know Full story 3. Last chance: Nominate a healthcare leader by 2/19 and get Becker's Annual Meeting access here.…
Humana’s Florida physician push leads today’s news February 14, 2026 1. Humana approaches $1B acquisition of Florida primary care company: Bloomberg Full story 2. Steward trustee sues 5 payers over $57M, alleging exploitation of financial distress Full story 3. Education as…
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A CEO pay cut, Novant’s $1B expansion & Scripps’ MA exit lead today’s news. February 13, 2026 1. Palomar Health CEO extends tenure with voluntary pay cut Full story 2. 10 years after CMS' first mandatory bundled payment model, what did…
Rural hospital risks rise, Tenet eyes ACA shifts, and insurer-provider divestment debate heats up February 12, 2026 1. 417 rural hospitals at risk of closure: Chartis Full story 2. Senators introduce bill to break up vertically integrated insurers Full story…
Top developments shaping health system strategy and oversight February 11, 2026 1. New York system files for bankruptcy Full story 2. House Republicans subpoena 8 insurers over ACA fraud concerns Full story 3. Drug diversion escalates: How pharmacy-driven prevention and…
Today’s must-know hospital and health system headlines February 10, 2026 1. Majority of striking NYC nurses secure tentative contracts Full story 2. Reasons for optimism in hospital finances Full story 3. What does an accountable AI partnership look like? Get…
What’s driving payer-provider standoffs, labor unrest and executive moves across healthcare February 9, 2026 1. 'Sometimes these things defy all business logic': Inside the calculus of going out-of-network Full story 2. Kaiser strike expands as 3,000 more workers walk out:…