Plus: Healthcare’s top lobbyers

July 24, 2026

1. 10 states with the most hospital closures, biggest net gains Full story

2. Trump imposing new tariffs on 80+ countries: 6 things to know Full story

3. Healthcare margins remain challenged. Learn how leaders are rethinking RCM here.

4. Healthcare’s AI price hike problem Full story

5. ‘Pennies on the dollar’: CHS CEO warns self-pay surge is crushing margins Full story

 

6. 1,500+ executives. 400+ speakers. Four days. Becker’s 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable is where the C-suite of a health system pressure-tests strategy. Nov 2-5, Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

7. 25 large health systems growing bigger Full story

8. Healthcare’s top lobbying spenders in 2026 Full story

9. Rush University Medical Center’s cardiology chief on building a cardiac PET program that lasts here.

10. Kansas hospital CEO to resign amid ‘significant workforce reductions’ Full story

 

11. Traditional hiring is losing the race for scarce specialists. See the fix here.

12. RN median pay by state Full story

13. FDA investigates new cyclospora outbreak: 4 notes Full story

14. Texas governor orders 6 agencies to probe providers over ‘birth tourism’ Full story

15. Tenet posts 26.7% Q2 margin, raises 2026 outlook Full story

16. Hospital price transparency bills advance in Congress: What to know Full story

17. No Surprises arbitration payouts hit $15B in 2025 alone: WSJ Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

18. AI is handling more of the administrative load. How leaders are keeping clinical judgment central — here.

19. The academic mission: strategic asset or sunk cost? UChicago Medicine, UVA Health + others answer here.

20. Radiology’s AI moment has arrived. Leaders from St. Jude Children’s share why here.

21. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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