Leadership moves, RN layoffs and a federal push to unwind vertical integration.
February 12, 2026
1. Kaiser to pay $28.3M in parity settlement Full story
2. Palomar Health CEO extends tenure with voluntary pay cut Full story
3. Northwell. Johns Hopkins. Memorial Hermann. CommonSpirit. Their leaders are among the 3,500+ headed to Becker's Annual Meeting, April 13-16. Join them here.
4. PeaceHealth to lay off 94, including nurses Full story
5. 4 states sue Trump administration over $602M CDC cuts Full story
6. How AdventHealth Orlando, Mass General Brigham + others are preparing for rising brain care demand here.
7. 'Our portfolio of businesses is now more predictable': Tenet CEO Full story
8. Hennepin Healthcare to cut 100 beds, pause some employee benefits Full story
9. Health systems enter 'transition generation' Full story
10. Brown U Health looks to deliver 'wow care' in 2026 Full story
11. Aging biomedical tech is a margin risk. How systems are responding with AI: here.
12. Senators introduce bill to break up vertically integrated insurers Full story
13. HCA veteran named COO of Memorial Health in Georgia Full story
14. 4 elements of an effective innovation strategy — from the president & CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories Full story
15. 56 health systems among Forbes' best large employers Full story
Becker's Learning Opportunities
16. Patients expect transparency as AI expands. How leaders can deliver trust in 2026 here.
17. Becker's survey reveals gaps in hospital cybersecurity maturity. Get the results here.
18. Healthcare creates 30% of the world’s data—yet 97% goes unused. Fix trust gaps here.
19. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of
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