Plus 20 most, least health stressed US cities
July 6, 2026

1. CommonSpirit vs. Ascension: 2 turnaround strategies, compared Full story

2. CarolinaEast drops BCBS Medicare Advantage, delays UnitedHealthcare exit Full story

3. Professional fee performance is an underused growth lever. See how leaders are rethinking it here.

 

4. Palomar Health, UC San Diego Health finalize JPA, form new system Full story

5. 41 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs Full story

6. CRNA and APP shortages strain operations. See practical workforce approaches for leaders here.

 

7. UnitedHealthcare CEO: AI-driven cost inflation not ‘going to be persistent’ Full story

8. Jackson hospital to remain open, strikes verbal agreement with BCBS Alabama Full story

9. Huntsville Hospital Health System to affiliate with critical access hospital Full story

10. 2 health systems tap chief revenue officers as their next CFO Full story

 

11. OHSU won clinical AI buy-in across CDI, coding + physician teams. See how here.

12. 20 most, least health stressed US cities Full story

13. Summer brings a flurry of CEO changes at health systems: 13 shifts to know Full story

14. Kaiser Permanente’s partnership strategy and what comes next Full story

15. Lurie Children’s files CON for $480M hospital Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. System disruptions aren’t a matter of if — but when. Get ahead of them here.

17. Hospital technology investments consistently fail to improve outcomes. Learn why here.

18. Transportation often sits outside core strategy — but that’s starting to change. See how: here.

19. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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