Cash on hand data, a California closure warning and a $15M Medicare dispute — Tuesday’s read.

September 29, 2026

1. HealthPartners, Essentia to form 22-hospital system: 5 things to know Full story

2. California hospital could close in 6 to 12 months, CEO warns Full story

3. Filling vacancies one by one won’t prepare teams for retirements & demand shifts. CommonSpirit’s people insights director on continuous planning, in this webinar.

 

4. Days cash on hand at 52 health systems Full story

5. CMS projects lower Medicare Advantage premiums in 2027 Full story

6. The most-quoted IDR numbers don’t measure what executives think they do. See the math that matters in this webinar.

 

7. Why the best-positioned health systems think like ‘disciplined portfolio managers’ Full story

8. UnitedHealthcare, TeamHealth settle $100M alleged upcoding case Full story

9. Elevance moves to require site-of-care details on hospital claims Full story

10. Pennsylvania hospital raises projected annual loss to $15M in Medicare status dispute Full story

 

11. How health systems move AI from concept to practice in utilization management — see what that takes in this webinar.

12. 10 hospitals, health systems looking for CFOs Full story

13. Tampa General to take over Florida hospital Full story

14. DCH, Alabama hospital to end lease agreement after 20 years Full story

15. Northwestern Medicine medical groups tap new CFO Full story

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