Plus CFOs set bold margin goals despite preparedness gaps

August 20, 2026

1. Job cuts, restructuring continues to hit the C-suite Full story

2. Nebraska hospital files for Chapter 9 Full story

3. Health systems can’t buy every AI platform pitched to them. Six shared how they choose. Read it here.

 

4. Northwell’s direct contracting business wants to ‘link up’ with other health systems Full story

5. Hospital inks settlement with Minnesota AG over alleged overbilling of uninsured patients Full story

6. Hard-to-place discharges tie up beds and drain dollars. Control both, here.

 

7. US debt tops $40 trillion: 6 takeaways for hospitals Full story

8. A CEO’s bet to outlast Medicaid cuts Full story

9. Mount Sinai quietly stops accepting some new patients with government-backed plans Full story

10. CFOs setting bold margin goals despite ‘preparedness gaps’: Deloitte Full story

 

11. Patients now look to AI when seeking care. Learn what they’re finding in this.

12. Southeast Georgia Health System taps CFO from UF Health Shands Full story

13. CommonSpirit’s 5 targets for judging payer prior auth reform Full story

14. Single-payer system would save $1 trillion, 114,000 lives annually: Yale study Full story

15. Rural hospital CEO pushes back on skepticism of $50B transformation program Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. 44% of organizations exploring AI—see low-risk, high-impact procurement use cases here.

17. Cash balance plan adoption grew nearly 70% in a decade. Healthcare is leading the way. Find out why here.

18. Stronger inpatient revenue capture starts in utilization review. See how systems are connecting them here.

19. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. See the sessions here.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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