January 7, 2026

1. HHS freezes $10B in funding for 5 states — 3 federal updates Full story

2. Trump says he will meet with 14 insurers over pricing Full story

3. Underpayments. Unfavorable contracts. Fight back in 2026 with RCM strategies that work — here.

 

4. Texas system sues UnitedHealthcare over emergency care reimbursements Full story

5. Kansas hospital abruptly closes Full story

6. Inside NMHS' governance and staffing model powering systemwide virtual nursing here.

 

7. Keck Medicine of USC names CFO from Optum Full story

8. Providence sells health IT consulting company Tegria Full story

9. Inside 1 hospital's 'Amazing Race' to Epic Full story

10. State laws now in effect push insurers for quicker prior authorization responses Full story

 

11. Too much time is lost to repetitive data pulls. How AI delivers instant visibility here.

12. ChatGPT becomes a new waypoint in the patient journey Full story

13. New York BCBS consortium warns new mandates threaten affordability Full story

14. 10 hospitals with shortest ED visit times, per CMS Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

15. UAB Selma cut A/R days by 78% — see how here.

16. 98% clean claims with smarter RCM workflow changes, not new systems here.

17. Clean claims still getting denied? The 90-day roadmap to multi-specialty revenue integrity here.

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

 

 

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