Plus: UnitedHealthcare to end prior auth for 2K+ codes

November 2, 2026

1. Pennsylvania system files for bankruptcy Full story

2. 40 large health systems growing bigger Full story

3. Order COBENFY (xanomeline/trospium chloride) hospital unit-dose blister packs designed for inpatient settings—integrates with hospital inventory tracking. Learn more.

4. Flu admissions climb 27% in 1 week: 7 FluView notes Full story

5. Massachusetts health system CEO steps down; interim named Full story

 

6. Your payer payment posted in seconds — so why isn't the cash usable yet? Answer here.

7. Baystate Health completes takeover of Trinity Health hospital Full story

8. UW Health completes acquisition of Sanford Wisconsin hospital Full story

9. Children are 23% of the population but draw a shrinking share of new physicians. Hear how children's hospitals are responding in this webinar. Register with one click.

10. HCA data breach hits more than 15,000 people Full story

 

11. Lee Health grew surgical case volume 11% without adding ORs — and saw 8.8x ROI. The director behind it explains in this webinar.

12. Epic to maintain AI transparency despite federal rollback Full story

13. UnitedHealthcare to drop prior auth for 2,000+ pediatric codes Full story

14. 'Not a gangbusters surgical environment': HCA, Tenet, CHS and UHS on elective slowdown Full story

15. After rejecting offer, Brigham nurses set open-ended strike Full story

16. 148 rural hospitals have ended or plan to end labor and delivery services since 2020: Analysis Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

17. This orthopedic group hit 99.60% prior authorization accuracy. See how here.

18. 9 years in, Atlantic Health System runs service lines, site-of-service and financial planning on demand forecasts. The approach in this webinar. Register with one click.

19. Mary Washington Healthcare's CEO freed up beds by arranging outpatient MRIs before discharge. See how here.

20. Becker's upcoming webinars: preventive care prediction, revenue integrity and agentic AI. See the sessions here.

 

 

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