Plus: Hospital execs predict more ‘quiet closures’

October 1, 2026

1. RFK Jr: AI second opinions are ‘better informed than any doctor’ Full story

2. 7 healthcare laws taking effect Oct. 1 Full story

3. When traditional diagnostics don’t provide answers, what’s the next step? Join Mayo Clinic experts on Oct. 9 to learn how metagenomic sequencing provides accurate diagnosis for serious and complex infections. Register here.

4. UPMC acquires 4-hospital system from CommonSpirit, enters Ohio Full story

5. 11 hospital M&A moves slated to close in Q4 Full story

 

6. Leaders from MemorialCare, Northwestern, Trinity and Legacy Health explain how procurement teams are changing as AI takes on more of the work during this webinar. Register with one click.

7. Judy Faulkner drives Epic deeper into the hospital C-suite Full story

8. Baylor Scott & White Health Plan to exit Medicaid, individual markets; cut 321 jobs Full story 

9. Webinar: Guidelight Health’s co-founder and compliance officer on multi-state expansion without compromising the clinical mission. Register with one click.

10. Hospital leaders predict more ‘quiet closures’ in 2027 Full story

 

11. Webinar: This 2-hospital system now beats national stroke treatment standards without a neurologist on site. Register now with one click.

12. City of Hope to lay off 73 in California Full story

13. 7 health system-owned insurers exiting Medicare Advantage in 2027 Full story

14. UnitedHealthcare exits international insurance markets, points membership to Cigna Full story

15. FSU, Tallahassee Memorial finalize agreements to form FSU Health Full story

16. CMS finalizes new drug pricing model: 7 notes Full story

17. GAO pushes back on Trump’s plan to rescind $810M in federal funds Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

18. Duke and Cleveland Clinic physician leaders share how image guidance is moving prostate cancer care beyond biopsy and into targeted treatment during this webinar. Register with one click.

19. Webinar: VHC Health’s population health AVP on getting patients home sooner without adding staff. Register with one click.

20. Learn how Rush got executives to back a real office of well-being during this webinar. Register with one click.

21. Becker’s upcoming webinars: prostate cancer imaging, procurement in an AI era and hospital capacity. See the sessions here.

 

 

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