Plus: Betting sites take on FDA drug approvals

July 29, 2026

1. ‘Visits and screenings are not translating into surgeries’: Systems divided on elective surgery slowdown Full story

2. $131M in AHRQ research cuts, mapped by state Full story

3. UT Medical Center grew surgical volume 8% without adding a single OR. Learn how here.

4. How 3 systems are tackling the degree-to-departure paradox Full story

5. Trump presses RFK Jr. to cut childhood vaccine schedule further: WSJ Full story

 

6. 3 health systems share how they centralized pharmacy access fast. Playbook here.

7. AI billing codes spotlight nursing’s payment gap: ANA Full story

8. Cyclosporiasis outbreak hospitalizes 465, sickens thousands across 45 states Full story

9. Betting sites take on FDA drug approvals, trial results Full story

10. HHS launches behavioral health pledge as Optum preps new services Full story

 

11. HHS to stop funding ‘dangerous’ life sciences research Full story

12. Wellstar cuts 761 jobs Full story

13.  A mandatory CMS bundle is coming for orthopedics. Vanderbilt + Rothman leaders break it down here.

14. 69 systems launching, expanding nursing programs in 2026 Full story

15. Nicklaus Children’s taps system chief physician executive, chief clinical officer Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Ochsner, St. Luke’s, MetroHealth and Yale New Haven on what changed when they put AI behind their prior auth queue here.

17. America’s largest non-metropolitan hospital is making the most of a rare rural funding window. Learn more here.

18. Labor & delivery demands split-second decisions. How HCA is helping clinicians make them: here.

19. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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