Beyond the AI Pilot: The 2026 Healthcare Fight for Patient Loyalty
With the Medicaid and ACA coverage cliffs shrinking the patient base, 63% of patients say they would switch providers over poor communication — and 47% have avoided scheduling…
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Microsoft and Mayo Clinic to Build a Frontier AI Model Owned by Healthcare
Microsoft and Mayo Clinic announced a strategic collaboration to develop a frontier AI model specifically designed for clinical reasoning and healthcare use cases. The partnership combines Mayo Clinic’s…
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FTC Clears Ascension’s $3.9B AmSurg Deal with ASC Divestitures in 5 Markets
The FTC approved Ascension’s $3.9 billion acquisition of AmSurg, the nation’s largest independent ambulatory surgery center operator, under a consent order issued June 2, 2026. To preserve competition,…
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The Shadow Healthcare System: Patients Are Building Parallel Care Infrastructure
Patients have built a parallel healthcare infrastructure—virtual clinics, diagnostic tools, direct-pay platforms, and consumer health apps—driven by fragmented care experiences, opaque pricing, and limited specialist access. This “shadow…
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Four Threats to DSO Growth in 2026: Supply, Rates, Oversight, and Medicaid Cuts
Four structural headwinds are challenging DSO acquisition plans in 2026: low practice supply, elevated interest rates, mounting state legislative oversight, and projected federal Medicaid cuts of $664 billion…
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The Workforce Equation: 5 Resources on Labor, Learning, and the Data Behind Them
Healthcare labor costs are the single largest line item on a health system's P&L, yet most organizations manage them through disconnected systems and manual processes. This Becker's roundup…
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Anthropic Expands AI Cybersecurity Program to Include Healthcare Organizations
Anthropic is expanding Project Glasswing — its AI-powered cybersecurity initiative — to 150 additional organizations, adding healthcare to the program for the first time. The program uses Claude…
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Why Orthopedic Groups Are Walking Away from Medicare
Independent orthopedic practices across the U.S. are reducing Medicare exposure — and in some cases dropping it entirely — as reimbursement rates fail to keep pace with rising…
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Buy, Sell or Fight: The New Calculus of Health System Growth in 2026
Health systems in 2026 are applying a “buy, sell, or fight” calculus to market strategy — acquiring where they can build density, divesting where they’re subscale, and competing…
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Why Your Content Doesn’t Appear in AI Overviews (Even If It Ranks in the Top 10)
New BrightEdge and Seer Interactive data reveals why high-ranking pages frequently miss AI Overview citations. Semantic alignment with query intent, not just ranking position, determines inclusion. YMYL categories…