Plus: The states where hospitals are competing hardest for growth in 2026

September 3, 2026

1. Is medication safety actually improving? Full story

2. 5 systems to fast-track breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug Full story

3. Spend three days with the pharmacy leaders from UCSF Health, Mount Sinai Health System, UChicago Medicine and other leading systems. Becker’s 3rd Annual Fall CPO Summit is Nov. 4-6 in Chicago — apply here to be a reviewer.

 

4. Watchdog: Medicare Part D paid $587M for mislabeled OTC drugs Full story

5. 10 hospitals, health systems seeking pharmacy leaders Full story

6. Reimbursement complexity threatens pharmacy margins. See how leading health systems protect them in this webinar.

 

7. FDA expands Mounjaro approval to reduce cardiovascular risk Full story

8. Louisiana sues Express Scripts, Ascent over PBM practices Full story

9. The states where hospitals are competing hardest for growth in 2026 Full story

10. 450+ Cigna employees sign petition following end to GLP-1 coverage Full story

11. 10 fastest-growing healthcare jobs, ranked Full story

 

12. Health system leaders discuss real-world experience implementing Lp(a) testing at scale, highlighting its role in cardiovascular risk assessment and key operational, workflow, and integration challenges. Register here.

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13. University Health, Kansas City reclaimed about 400 nursing hours a week. See the method here.

14. Duke’s oncology chief + WVU Medicine’s pharmacy chief on which pharma bets scale here.

15. Phoenix Children’s, Essentia Health + VCU Health on pharmacy’s next financial move here.

16. Becker’s September webinar lineup: patient safety, referral intake, AI trust and supply chain data. 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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