5 major layoffs, UnitedHealth’s MA bet and Iowa scrapping a $2B tower — Friday’s CFO read.
September 11, 2026

1. From MultiCare to Trinity Health: 5 major layoffs kick off September Full story

2. UnitedHealth CFO says ‘tough decisions’ in Medicare Advantage are paying off Full story

3. Stop treating every stalled account as an isolated problem. Find the patterns. Start here.

 

4. The 20 most expensive conditions hospitals treat: Report Full story

5. Why health systems fail at their own plans Full story

6. CHOP + 3 more health systems on stopping hidden revenue loss from observation vs. inpatient calls — access the webinar.

 

7. 10 hospitals, health systems looking for CFOs Full story

8. U of Iowa Health Care scraps plans for $2B patient tower Full story

9. ‘Compassion prevails’: Healthcare marks 25 years since 9/11 Full story

10. 9 large health systems selling hospitals Full story

 

11. Automating routine finance work is the small prize. What AI changes next, here.

12. 5 Kansas systems form Astra Health collaboration Full story

13. Vermont hospital reverses plan to close birth center Full story

14. Obstetric care is disappearing from US hospitals: 5 notes Full story

15. University of Pennsylvania Health System expands CFO’s role Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. A patient hits the phone tree, waits, and books somewhere else — before finance ever sees the loss. See what access leaders are changing here.

17. Ochsner Health cut unidentified procedural spend from 9% to 5%. See how here.

18. Expand, reduce, or reinvent? A three-path framework for the service line moves ahead here.

19. Becker’s September webinar lineup: hospital AI, nonopioid pain care and analytics governance. See the sessions here.

 

 

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