A collapsed sale, Tenet’s $1.5B refinancing and Democrats targeting big insurers — Monday’s read.
September 8, 2026

1. Missouri hospital sues buyer after $10.5M sale collapses days before closing Full story

2. Tenet to refinance $1.5B in notes Full story

3. Phoenix Children’s, Essentia Health + VCU Health on pharmacy’s next financial move here.

 

4. Security officer shoots patient at Houston hospital, police say Full story

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

6. The most-quoted IDR numbers don’t measure what executives think they do. See the math that matters in this webinar.

 

7. MultiCare to shutter multiple clinics, affecting 83 workers Full story

8. The states where hospitals are competing hardest for growth in 2026 Full story

9. 25 health systems with boosted outlooks Full story

10. The most dangerous trends in revenue cycle Full story

 

11. Same procedure, different physician, different cost. See how UChicago Medicine finds the outliers here.

12. TidalHealth, Bayhealth raise concerns over ChristianaCare’s proposed micro-hospital Full story

13. OhioHealth adds 4th hospital to critical access model Full story

14. Providence to study smaller hospital for Laguna Beach campus Full story

15. 4 recent hospital, health system CFO exits Full story

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17. 79% of consumers have been surprised by a medical bill. 50% cut back on care because of cost. What’s earning trust back here.

18. What this private cardiology practice can teach health systems about making remote care sustainable — here.

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

 

 

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