The latest power plays, policy shifts and exec moves shaping healthcare
December 31, 2025

1. 'Give me a name of one of your biggest customers so I can call them': Optum CEO, Mark Cuban square off Full story

2. Flu admissions jump 91% in 1 week; New York sees record cases — 5 updates Full story

3. Inpatient, OR and infusion ops — 3 focused summits built for hospital leaders: join here.

4. 500 patients sue Virginia hospital, execs claiming unnecessary surgeries Full story 

5. Where the PA title change process stands: 5 notes Full story

 

6. Sarasota Memorial cut discharge delays systemwide — see what worked here.

7. Hartford HealthCare agrees to cost controls to clear 2-hospital acquisition Full story

8. Healthcare's most underestimated shifts, per 6 CEOs Full story

9. What CMS' new rural health office means for states, hospitals: 8 notes Full story

10. Texas micro-hospital to open in January Full story

 

11. Inside WakeMed's 10%+ gain in surgical capacity: Their chief medical officer explains here.

12. Epic collaborates with Penn Medicine on 'smarter' outpatient clinic Full story

13. 75 drugs currently in shortage: FDA Full story

14. California to enact emergency psychiatric hospital staffing rules: 8 notes Full story

15. 9 health systems reshaping their C-suites in 2025 Full story

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