761 Wellstar cuts, a growing Prisma and ACA fallout squeezing hospital margins — Tuesday’s read.

July 29, 2026

1. Wellstar cuts 761 jobs Full story

2. Rural hospital closures by state vs. transformation funding Full story

3. The ‘last mile’ of healthcare payments is where revenue tends to stall. See why — and how to fix it — here.

 

4. Prisma to become 27-hospital system, expand deeper into Tennessee Full story

5. 31 top healthcare organizations on the Fortune Global 500 Full story

6. 1,500+ executives. 400+ speakers. Four days. Becker’s 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable – Nov 2-5, Chicago. The CFO peer set you most want in the room. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

 

7. HCA turns physician control into competitive edge Full story

8. ACA subsidy fallout boosts insurers, pressures hospitals’ payer mix Full story

9. Tower Health hospital to lay off 160 employees Full story

10. 8 things to know about healthcare spending trends Full story

 

11. UChicago Medicine, Ochsner, MemorialCare + 2 regional systems on AI in supply chain and where each hit a wall here.

12. Parkview Health breaks ground on $200M Indiana hospital Full story

13. Rural hospitals build scale to stay independent: Commonwealth Fund Full story

14. Colorado opens 3rd medical school Full story

15. 18 maternity service closures in 2026 Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. AMC leaders say translate the academic mission, not defund it. Rush, Emory + others share how here.

17. Cash flow crunch from payer workarounds? 5 back-end RCM moves to make now here.

18. The hospital pharmacy inventory playbook: vendor questions, ROI and 3 real rollouts here.

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

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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