Numerous challenges face medical schools and universities in 2026 as new restrictions limit student loans for incoming students and the physician shortage deepens. Four physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest challenges facing medical academia in the year ahead. Editor’s…
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As Medicaid eligibility fluctuates, Medicare reimbursement tightens and coverage rules evolve, health systems are seeing more denials, underpayments and avoidable write-offs rooted in front-end gaps. Health systems that fail to adapt risk compounding denials, underpayments and avoidable write-offs in 2026.…
Feb 26, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Joanna Caballero, MHA, CCS, CRC, CRCR
Corporate Vice President, Revenue Cycle/SBO, Scripps Health
Anita Colon
VP, Revenue Cycle Operations Temple Health
Paul LePage
VP Revenue Cycle, UC Davis
Christine D. Sturtevant, CPA, MHA
VP Revenue Cycle, Vandalia
Sarah Brainard
Vice President of Enterprise Solutions, Office Ally
Today’s group health market is defined by complexity: rising costs, changing risk profiles and heightened expectations from brokers and employers alike. Carriers need more than standalone risk scores; they need complete visibility and control. But too many are stuck with…
Feb 24, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM America/Chicago
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Andrew Martin
Head of Underwriting, BlueCross NC
Jake Evans, MBA CEBS
Group Health Consultant, Gradient AI
Vince DiBenedetto
Chief Executive Officer, The Provant Group
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has acquired Wallinford, Conn.-based Consulting Cardiologists for $3 million, Hartford Business Journal reported Jan. 7. Hartford first filed a certificate-of-need application to acquire the group in October 2025, according to a public notice posted to Hartford’s website. …
National diagnostic imaging company RadNet has acquired Fort Myers, Fla.-based Radiology Regional and its 13 locations in the region, Business Observer reported Jan. 7. Radiology Regional provides outpatient diagnostic imaging services in Naples, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte and…
Milford (Mass.) Regional Physician Group has joined with Worcester-based UMass Memorial Medical Group, effective Jan. 1. According to a UMass news release, Milford Regional Physician Group includes 135 physicians, 113 advanced care providers and 386 staff members. Milford Regional Physician…
One in 10 needed physician roles go unfilled, according to Medicus Healthcare Solutions’ recently published “The Physician Workforce Under Pressure” white paper. Here are five statistics, trends and data points that characterize the U.S. physician workforce and ongoing physician shortage,…
Millennium Physician Group, a subsidiary of Mosaic Health, has partnered with physician practices in Brevard and Indian River counties in Florida, South Florida Hospital News reported Jan. 7. Through the partnership, Millennium has added eight primary care locations to its…
Here are five physician practice and medical group acquisitions since Dec. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth finalized its acquisition of Evernorth Care Group, part of Cigna Group. HonorHealth agreed to acquire Evernorth Care Group in…
The fate of independent physician practices is uncertain as consolidation efforts by hospitals and health systems continue to dominate the market, according to a report released by the Progressive Policy Institute in December 2025. The report evaluated 70 economic studies…