August 17, 2026

1. Epic faces FTC antitrust probe: Report Full story

2. 7 health systems warn of MyChart ‘Medicare Kit’ scam Full story

3. AI is everywhere in the revenue cycle. See what’s actually working right now, here.

 

4. Payers ranked by prior authorization denial rates Full story

5. Hospitals referred to DOJ over pediatric gender care billing Full story

6. Authorization workflows at Seattle Children’s involve 60+ payers. See how intake keeps up here.

 

7. Luigi Mangione admits he shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Full story

8. Single-payer system would save $1 trillion, 114,000 lives annually: Yale study Full story

9. Valley Health System taps new VP of revenue cycle Full story

10. EnableComp acquires revenue recovery firm Full story

 

11. Hard-to-place discharges tie up beds and drain dollars. Control both, here.

12. 10 providers seeking RCM talent Full story

13. Centene CFO to step down, replacement named Full story

14. Investors renew fight against UnitedHealth, claiming $237M in insider stock sales Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

15. Just 41% of providers use AI in their revenue cycle. Find out why here.

16. Nearly $1M per day in financial impact from reducing A/R days. See how here.

17. Health system operating margins slipped to 0.2% in April. See what’s driving it here.

18. Becker’s August webinar lineup: CDI, remote monitoring, revenue cycle AI and staff safety. 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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