HHS leadership exits, primary care’s M&A alternative & a health system museum lead today’s news.
February 17, 2026

1. Independent physician associations gain momentum: 5 notes Full story

2. 11 hospitals gaining, renewing trauma designations in 2026 Full story

3. Policy changes are reshaping primary care economics. Understand what matters here.

4. 2 senior HHS leaders to exit roles Full story

5. Cleveland Clinic 1st to use new robot for prostate surgery Full story

 

6. Concierge medicine myths clarified: Find a path to revenue growth without practice restructuring here.

7. Nation's oldest hospital to open museum Full story

8. MUSC board green-lights $1.1B cancer hospital Full story

9. Healthcare drives US job growth as hospital hiring cools Full story

10. U of Alabama to become one of the nation's largest nursing programs after $80M expansion Full story

 

11. Humana closes on acquisition of MaxHealth primary care clinics Full story

12. Academic health systems face a governance reckoning Full story

13. This Pennsylvania health system's precision medicine program is shaping differentiation, network integrity + culture: here.

14. Building on a foundation of culture and trust: How Jefferson Health reopened a hospital just 9 days after a fire Full story

15. CVS, eMed partner on GLP-1 benefit model Full story

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16. Duke Health, Mount Sinai & others share lessons on population health collaboration here.

17. Why 49% of nurse leaders lack confidence in workforce readiness here.

18. Virtual behavioral health carries real risk — 20 criteria hospital leaders should evaluate now, here.

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