August 31, 2026

1. Maryland sues UnitedHealth for $380M over Medicaid administration issues Full story

2. Former RCM vendor contributed to Illinois hospital’s cash flow challenges, CEO says Full story

3. Before-and-after stories from the revenue cycle and patient access leaders putting automation where it works — at Ochsner, Northwestern Medicine, Hartford HealthCare and UChicago Medicine. Apply to join Becker’s IT + Revenue Cycle Conference, Sept. 14-17 in Chicago, as a reviewer here.

 

4. The tasks revenue cycle leaders will never hand to AI Full story

5. From -4.8% to 26.7%: 26 large systems ranked by Q2 margins Full story

6. Tired of sepsis and DRG downgrades? Learn how to challenge them successfully.

 

7. $10M from Florida’s Centene Medicaid settlement misappropriated by DeSantis administration: Report Full story

8. ‘Boomerang’ hires, ‘job hoppers’: 6 healthcare workforce trends to watch Full story

9. Boston Children’s taps new VP of revenue cycle operations Full story

10. Why health systems should stop chasing cybersecurity ‘unicorns’ Full story

 

11. Federal IDR is changing again. This webinar tells RCM leaders what to build for it. Sign up in one click.

12. 10 providers seeking RCM talent Full story

13. CMS touts blocking $1.6B in potentially fraudulent Medicare payments Full story

14. 10 best, worst cities to retire in 2026 Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

15. 100% of surveyed health system leaders say workforce shortages have hit RCM operations. The full data here

16. Is your EHR surfacing the at-risk liver patients already in your data? Find out here.

17. Cone Health added 14 clinics without adding a single position. Learn how here.

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

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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