Plus: HCA escalates payer fights

October 8, 2026

1. CMS penalizes 2,334 hospitals for high readmissions: 6 things to know Full story

2. WellSpan names Providence executive CEO Full story

3. Measuring physician burnout? Make sure you’re asking the right questions.

4. CommonSpirit to sell 8 hospitals in 2026 Full story

5. 10 highest-paying cities for nurses Full story

 

6. Announcing the 2026 organizations recognized by the AMA Joy in Medicine® Program for their dedication to reducing physician burnout and improving well-being: click here to see the full list!

7. 80 health systems with strong finances Full story

8. HCA hospitals escalate payment fight with insurers Full story

9. Behavioral health patients often get lost after the ED. See how CareSource Indiana closed the gap during this webinar. Register with one click.

10. White House plans $100M PhD push as NIH loses scientists: Bloomberg Full story

 

11. Can you add states and virtual programs without lowering the bar? Guidelight Health leaders share how during this webinar. Register with one click.

12. Hospital margins barely keep pace with volume growth: 7 notes Full story

13. Fairview sues UnitedHealthcare over alleged Medicare Advantage false advertising Full story

14. The ‘relentless incrementalism’ behind Ascension’s $3B turnaround Full story

15. Epic’s security chief says ‘patch faster.’ Can health systems keep up? Full story

16. For-profit hospitals tied to more deaths, nurse understaffing: Study Full story

17. 92 hospitals, health systems recognized for physician well-being Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

18. Pathology reimbursement can erode quietly. Learn how to catch losses early during this webinar. Register with one click.

19. Virtua, Baylor Scott & White and UChicago Medicine share how supply chain removes friction from care during this webinar. Register with one click.

20. Most AI pilots in utilization management never scale. Learn what the ones that do have in common during this webinar. Register with one click.

21. Becker’s upcoming webinars: prostate cancer imaging, procurement in an AI era and hospital capacity. See the sessions here.

 

 

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