M&A, closures and payer fights signal rising hospital pressures.

April 8, 2026

1. Orlando Health to acquire Alabama system Full story

2. Arkansas hospital to close after 3 years, transition to psych facility Full story

3. For more than three decades on average, healthcare organizations have chosen TIAA for deep retirement expertise and people-first support-helping build financial confidence. Learn More.

 

4. Virginia system to outsource ER physicians, hospitalists at 6 hospitals Full story

5. Jefferson Health sues Aetna over Medicare Advantage inpatient reimbursement policy Full story

6. Prior auth delays, unclear handoffs, downstream rework — Singing River Health traced it all to fragmented workflows here.

 

7. CHS' CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 2025 Full story

8. BJC executives: Key questions shaping value-based care strategy Full story

9. Hartford HealthCare's strategic shift to on-demand care Full story

10. 10 hospitals, health systems looking for CFOs Full story

 

11. Finance teams can't plan in silos anymore. See how healthcare leaders modernize forecasting here.

12. Wellness: It's one of healthcare's best investments, per Northwell's CEO Full story

13. West Virginia hospital inches closer to critical access status Full story

14. Insurers have cut prior auth requirements by 11%: AHIP-BCBS Full story

15. Kaiser breaks ground on Oregon's 1st fully electric hospital Full story

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16. More than 30 systems exited Medicare Advantage in 2025. What comes next in 2026 here.

17. 'Fragmentation is letting down patients': How Rush and other AMCs are pushing back — here.

18. Sharp HealthCare’s new neuroscience program met its financial targets from the start. Learn how here.

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