CommonSpirit’s $3B loss, a California payroll scare and Costco entering Medicare — Friday’s read.

October 2, 2026

1. CommonSpirit posts $3.2B operating loss in fiscal 2026: 7 notes Full story

2. California hospital owing $11.4M assures October payroll is safe — but future is cloudy Full story

3. Find out how health systems can get faster, more useful context to responders when an emergency call comes in during this webinar. Register with one click.

 

4. Aetna to acquire health plan from Ascension, CommonSpirit Full story

5. Health system ‘megamergers’ face growing regulatory scrutiny Full story

6. Plenty of tools read a scanned denial or payment. Few route it to the right patient account — this webinar shows how. Sign up with one click.

 

7. 1 dead, 2 injured after car crashes on Brigham hospital campus Full story

8. The Justice Department’s corporate fraud memo: 7 things for healthcare leaders to know Full story

9. ‘A more volatile coverage environment’: Baystate, Inova leaders on ACA open enrollment Full story

10. SCAN, Costco roll out Medicare Advantage plans in California, Nevada Full story

 

11. VHC Health lifted discharge-to-home rates 6.7% for moderate-mobility patients. Its population health VP explains how in this webinar.

12. 20 health system projects worth $500M or more in 2026 Full story

13. 23 maternity service closures in 2026 Full story

14. 62 healthcare organizations named world’s best employers: Forbes Full story

15. A new question for health system C-suites Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

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17. One 50,000-visit ED left $892K in documentation accuracy on the table. See the PROOF Framework here.

18. 58% of patients would switch providers after a poor billing experience. See what a survey of 2,024 consumers reveals here.

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

 

 

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