HITshow Daily: September 2, 2025 (Tuesday)

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UPMC rebounds with a $349M gain, MetroHealth cuts facilities under $1M/day charity care strain, and employers brace for 9% cost hikes. Trella Health expands into care transitions, a $2.8B BCBS settlement is finalized, and Tendo’s Charlie Byrge explains how to “shopify” healthcare.

HOST: Steve Daily

📍 Providers & Markets — Teresa Vaughn
UPMC flips last year’s loss into $349M operating income (2.1% margin) for H1 2025, powered by stronger volumes, tighter spend, and steady health-plan performance.

📍 Business Intelligence — Logan Stokes
Employers project 9–10% healthcare cost growth for 2026, driven by GLP-1s, cancer drugs, and mental health demand—setting the stage for tougher contracts and higher patient cost-share.

📍 Providers & Finance — Peter Betterworth
MetroHealth to close facilities to stabilize finances as charity care tops $1M/day—a stark signal for safety-net systems nationwide.

📍 Healthtech & Care Transitions — Anika Shah
Trella Health acquires Repisodic to bring discharge automation + post-acute intelligence together—aimed at smoother transitions, shorter LOS, and fewer readmissions.

📍 Compliance & Legal — Jade Romero
Federal court gives final approval to the $2.8B BCBS settlement, expected to benefit 1M+ providers.

🎙️ Interview — Jalen Cross with Charlie Byrge, SVP Revenue at Tendo
“How to shopify healthcare”: platform plays for direct-to-employer—prospective bundles with upfront pricing, Amazon-like transactions, and bundle adjudication with provider payment after service.

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