A Medicare threat, 30 profitable systems and Grady cutting pay 40% — Friday’s CFO read.

September 4, 2026

1. Illinois hospital’s Medicare status in jeopardy: 7 things to know Full story

2. 28 profitable health systems in Q2 Full story

3. FEMA reported 39 Louisiana medical facilities ran on generator power during Hurricane Ida. See a stronger model in this Oct. 1 webinar

 

4. The biggest acquisitions for-profit systems are making in 2026 aren’t hospitals Full story

5. Grady to cut temporary block pay 40% Full story

6. How much specialty pharmacy revenue slips through denials & prior auth delays? Register for the webinar to find out.

 

7. 15 recent rural health funding distributions Full story

8. Michigan Medicine lines up interim CEO, revives AMC president role Full story

9. Top-paid specialties for nurse practitioners, physician assistants Full story

10. The hospitals, health systems cutting jobs in 2026 Full story

 

11. Full-stack outsourcing quietly costs you leverage on data, service levels and workflows. See a better alternative during this webinar.

12. Ascension Oklahoma facility OK’d to become rural emergency hospital Full story

13. Yale New Haven Health, Endeavor Health invest in AI coding platform Full story

14. 59 hospitals closing departments or ending services Full story

15. 7 of the biggest CFO moves in 2026 Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Financial mismanagement can signal cognitive decline before noticeable symptoms. This webinar features a U of Minnesota researcher on what care teams can catch. Sign up in one click.

17. 243 anesthesiologists replaced across 4 hospitals in under 120 days, care uninterrupted. See how here.

18. At OHSU, data-driven planning cut 25+ hours a week in OR staffing coordination. Learn more here.

19. Becker’s September webinar lineup: hospital AI, nonopioid pain care and analytics governance. See the sessions here.

 

 

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