62 strong systems, a stark financial warning and CVS tripling its profit — Wednesday’s read.

August 5, 2026

1. 62 health systems with strong finances Full story

2. Hospitals already losing money are about to lose more Full story

3. If you’re a CFO at a health system, the 1,500+ peers and 400+ speakers at Becker’s 14th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable are the strategic concentration you need. Nov 2-5, Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

 

4. 25 top academic medical centers, per Lown Full story

5. Hospital margins rise for 3rd year, but H.R. 1 looms: Fitch Full story

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

 

7. California county weighs options on hospital facing 2030 closure Full story

8. Meet the presidents, CEOs of US News’ top 20 hospitals Full story

9. ACA insurers propose 15% premium bump for 2027: 6 notes Full story

10. CVS Health profit triples in Q2 Full story

 

11. Providence’s CMO weighs in on keeping human judgment sharp as AI becomes embedded in care — here.

12. Wellstar debuts Georgia county’s 1st hospital Full story

13. Kaleida Health becomes ‘passive parent’ of 2 New York hospitals Full story

14. Bon Secours invests in 2 new freestanding EDs Full story

15. Mercyhealth names new CFO Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. The first 30 minutes of a system disruption decide recovery. See how leaders prepare here.

17. OU Health grew revenue organically from $1.6B to $3.6B after a merger — see how here.

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

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

 

 

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