Plus 1st-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by state

July 15, 2026

1. Physician pay drops, ACOs gain under CMS’ 2027 proposal: 8 things to know
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2. HCA now expects up to $1.2B hit from ACA headwinds Full story

3. The gap between your CDI team and your denials rate is costing you. Find out why.

4. 90 health systems ranked by long-term debt Full story

5. Michigan cyclosporiasis cases top 2,600 as outbreak strains hospital testing Full story

 

6. Optum’s senior director on surfacing medication costs without straining the provider-patient relationship, here.

7. Optum partners with Anthropic Full story

8. Kaiser nurses protest AI strategy outside AHA Leadership Summit Full story

9. Contingent clinical labor is more expensive and uneven than most systems realize. See the new data here.

10. 1st-time NCLEX-PN pass rates by state Full story

 

11. Every patient needs the right next step — not always a hospital bed. Find a smarter model here.

12. America’s best healthcare companies of 2026: Time Full story

13. Arkansas system acquires 2nd hospital in 1 month Full story

14. UW Health nears acquisition of Sanford Wisconsin hospital Full story

15. CVS CEO says GLP-1 ‘economics simply aren’t there yet’ for employers: Washington Post Full story

16. NP median pay by state Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

17. Revenue cycle leaders name insurance searches the No. 1 barrier to patient access. See why here

18. Genomic insights often arrive too late to act on. See how Providence is changing that here.

19. Gen Z and Millennial patients are reshaping what healthcare websites must do. Findings here.

20. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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