Plus: Grady cuts block pay 40%

September 5, 2026

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

2. 59 hospitals closing departments or ending services Full story

3. Only 18% of physicians are highly engaged. See what retention really requires here.

4. Nurses strike at 4 Prime hospitals across 3 states Full story

5. Democrats in talks about expanding Medicare, breaking up large insurers: Report Full story

 

6. Stop treating every stalled account as an isolated problem. Find the patterns. Start here.

7. Indiana bans hospital diversion due to ED overcrowding: 6 notes Full story

8. Mark Cuban: ‘Think of your hospital as a startup’ Full story

9. Value-based care runs on reliable claims data. See how data leaders keep it trusted in this webinar.

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

 

11. Staffing flexibility shouldn’t create contracting chaos. See how leaders regain control here.

12. For-profit systems’ biggest acquisitions aren’t hospitals Full story

13. Intermountain imaging backlog delays patient results Full story

14. Deaths from alcohol-related cancers double: What to know Full story

15. GLP-1 use among children rapidly rising in US: 5 notes Full story

16. What CIOs need to trust ChatGPT’s Epic integration Full story 

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

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18. Nearly 40 Louisiana facilities ran on generators during Hurricane Ida. This webinar shows how Baton Rouge General built full-facility backup power. Register in one click.

19. Webinar: A USC pharmacy leader on how to evaluate and implement nonopioid pain alternatives. Register with one click.

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

 

 

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