Sanford hits 60 hospitals, Mark Cuban on costs and Penn Health’s $337M jump — Tuesday’s read.

September 1, 2026

1. Sanford Health absorbs Minnesota system, grows to 60 hospitals Full story

2. Mark Cuban: Why US hospitals ‘don’t know their costs’ Full story

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

 

4. West Virginia’s 2 largest systems push beyond state lines Full story

5. Where hospitals, health systems rank among highest-paying settings for physicians: Doximity Full story

6. NYC Health + Hospitals’ chief experience officer on the friction patients feel and leaders never see. Join the webinar.

 

7. 4 battleground states where Ascension is growing Full story

8. NYC Health + Hospitals, Maimonides Health transaction moves forward Full story

9. Trump administration strikes pricing deals with 9 more drugmakers Full story

10. Saint Alphonsus Health cuts administrator role at Oregon hospital Full story

 

11. CHOP + 3 more health systems on stopping hidden revenue loss from observation vs. inpatient calls — access the webinar.

12. Penn Medicine operating income jumps to $337M in FY 2026; over 60% of revenue now stems from outpatient Full story

13. 19 health systems with credit rating upgrades Full story

14. 8 revenue cycle headlines to know from August Full story

15. North Carolina hospital taps new CFO Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Patient flow breaks in access long before it reaches the financials. See what leaders are catching earlier here.

17. The AMA flagged 5 payer workarounds to the NSA. The RCM response, here.

18. CMS keeps raising the bar on price transparency. New strategies to stay compliant here.

19. Becker’s late-August webinar lineup: patient safety, referral intake, AI trust and supply chain data. See the sessions here.

 

 

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