Plus 25 states sue Trump admin over Medicaid work rules

July 5, 2026

1. Some surgical assistants earn 25x more than surgeons: NYT Full story

2. CMS targets 340B, site-neutral pay in outpatient rule: 9 things to know Full story

3. Patients learn drug costs at the counter — too late. See what’s working here.

4. CMS seeks new powers to remove ‘problematic’ Medicare providers: 8 things to know Full story

5. 41 hospitals, health systems cutting jobs Full story

 

6. Your EVS portfolio is quietly inflating spend with every product you add. See the fix here.

7. 10 most influential healthcare companies of 2026: Time Full story

8. 6 called-off hospital deals Full story

9. Get an inside look at two dedicated cardiovascular care programs reshaping how complex patients are managed here. 

10. Health system owner faces allegations of diverting millions in widening multistate legal battle Full story

 

11. A UPMC surgeon and a surgical hospital COO-CNO discuss opioid-sparing recovery under NOPAIN: here.

12. 4 recent hospital, health system CEO exits Full story

13. 5 unlikely AI champions at health systems Full story

14. 25 states sue Trump admin over Medicaid work requirements: 8 things to know Full story

15. Select Medical goes private in $3.9B deal Full story

16. 5 new drugs in shortage Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

17. This 33-hospital system shares the governance model that breaks down enterprise silos: here.

18. How WakeMed, Lee Health + Cone Health are transforming OR operations: watch now here.

19. Your AI rollout may be stalling on cost you didn’t plan for. See why here.

20. Interested in more? See Becker’s full lineup of webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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