Hospital finances, M&A shifts and strategy resets dominate the week.

February 16, 2026

1. Ascension trims losses as CEO eyes 'more predictable' operating model Full story

2. Northwell Health to cut less than 4% of IT workforce Full story

3. Adding staff alone won't fix primary care burnout. Learn why here.

 

4. Humana eyes $1B acquisition of Florida primary care company: Bloomberg Full story

5. CommonSpirit posts breakeven margin in Q2 Full story

6. Boston Medical Center cut 3,200 excess days by rethinking discharge planning. Learn how here.

 

7. Trinity Health in North Dakota suspends home health and hospice services Full story

8. 13 hospitals closing departments or ending services Full story

9. Federal judge vacates FTC premerger rule — 5 things to know Full story

10. How Texas represents a paradox in Rural Health Transformation funding Full story

 

11. Targeting 30,000 high-need patients changed performance. How data-driven population health delivers results here.

12. Inflation eases to 2.4%: What healthcare leaders should know Full story

13. Why 2026 is revenue cycle's 'time to shine' Full story

14. Steward trustee sues 5 payers over $57M, alleging exploitation of financial distress Full story

15. Health systems to expand telehealth after 2-year Medicare extension Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

16. The 'silent payer discount' quietly erodes margins. Learn why (and what to do about it) here.

17. $1M recovered from coverage corrections is just the start. See what else agentic automation delivers here.

18. 51% of consumers say the healthcare system is broken. Why trust defines 2026 strategy here.

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