Your week in healthcare: Tenet call on the $5.7B Surgery Partners sale
85 stories this week. The five that matter most, and what's coming next week.
85 stories this week. The five that matter most, and what's coming next week.
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American Health Intel
The week · Rules · Money · Medicine
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| Weekly summary |
Oct 30 to Nov 6, 2026 |
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The week in American healthcare |
85 stories this week. The five that matter most, and what's coming next week. |
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85
stories reported |
$1.1B
taken back in enforcement |
$17.8B
in disclosed deals |
29
rules on the move |
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The five that matter |
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01 · Deal · $5.7B · Sat Oct 31
A nonprofit health system is buying one of the largest surgery center companies, and an analyst says nonprofits are paying more than the market gives Tenet's USPI.
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02 · Deal · $3.9B · Sun Nov 1
A deal can clear federal antitrust review and still owe the state a timely notice. Watch whether the Health Policy Commission opens a Cost and Market Impact Review.
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03 · Deal · $2.4B · Sun Nov 1
A drug distributor is buying a large community cancer network, a sign of consolidation in oncology. Watch the November 4 earnings call for timing.
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04 · Rule · Fri Nov 6
Medicare's drug price negotiation now runs on a permanent rule instead of guidance, so the program continues past 2028. Watch the February 1, 2027 selection list.
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05 · Rule · Thu Nov 5
Doctors who bill Medicare face a lower per-service rate in 2027 because a one-year boost from Congress runs out. Watch whether Congress acts again before January 1.
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Coming up next week |
| Tue Nov 10 |
Expires
CDC Order Continuing Suspension of Entry from Countries with Quarantinable Disease | | Thu Nov 12 |
Comment close
2027 Supplement to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans | | Thu Nov 12 |
Comment close
CY 2027 Medicare Shared Savings Program final rule provisions | | Thu Nov 12 |
Dairy objections due
Standards of Identity Salt Substitutes Final Rule | | Thu Nov 12 |
Dairy objections due
Use of Salt Substitutes To Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods | | Thu Nov 12 |
Hemp thc ban delay from
Continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) funding the federal government through December 11, 2026 |
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