Drug pricing rules, residency expansion and notable hospital leadership shifts
December 20, 2025

1. White House inks pricing deals with 9 drugmakers, floats 2 new drug pricing models Full story

2. 135 hospitals to receive Medicare-funded residency positions Full story

3. Ten bold predictions on what healthcare leaders expect from AI — and what they’ll leave behind — in 2026.

4. CMS proposes new price transparency rules Full story

5. CMS creates office to oversee rural health funding Full story

 

6. Still relying on traditional consulting? See how hospitals are winning with a different approach, here.

7. Advocate Health taps CVS exec as new chief marketing officer Full story

8. Providence hospital to shutter inpatient pediatric unit in March Full story

9. Why Orlando Health is moving 4 hospitals to Epic — from Epic Full story

10. Meet the Gen Z CEO leading a Montana critical access hospital Full story

 

11. Inside WakeMed's 10%+ gain in surgical capacity: Their chief medical officer explains here.

12. BayCare creates new C-suite role Full story

13. CNIOs' biggest EHR reliability fears Full story

14. Mississippi hospital avoids closure threat amid Medicaid dispute Full story

15. CMS terminates Medicare Advantage contract in Texas Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

16. Jefferson, Rush & Henry Ford tie physician well-being to growth and margin. Learn how here.

17. Mercy Health boosted point-of-service collections 35% with better estimates. Learn the workflow here.

18. Sarasota Memorial cut discharge delays systemwide — see what worked here.

19. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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