Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC (UHS)

CIK 0000352915 5 material events

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 0 sellers sold $0
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 0 sellers sold $0
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 13963 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 13963 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 9418 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 9418 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 9418 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 9418 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 14163 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 14163 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 14163 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 14163 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 14163 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 14163 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 50990 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 50990 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 25495 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 25495 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 25495 $0
MILLER ALAN B Executive Chairman, Director, 10% Owner 2026-05-27 J 25495 $0
Chen-Langenmayr Nina Director 2026-05-20 Grant/award 1217 $0
McDonnell Eileen C. Director 2026-05-20 Grant/award 1217 $0
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2025-12-31 versus 2024-12-31view filing on EDGAR →

Pervasive Medicaid regulatory risk dominates this filing, with newly quantified revenue exposure spanning more than a dozen state and federal supplemental payment programs totaling hundreds of millions of dollars annually, all subject to CMS approval uncertainty and compounded by federal legislation (OBBBA 2025) that structurally reduces Medicaid funding beginning 2026–2028. Liquidity pressure is emerging — current liabilities surged 52% YoY — while a $700M 2026 debt refinancing at materially higher rates adds a capital structure headwind. Professional liability reserve increases of $45–79M annually and self-insured exposure warnings round out a broadly deteriorating risk picture that spans regulatory, liquidity, debt, and litigation themes.

21 company-specific · 2 eased/removed · 2 common-mode

Company-specific changes

New

New federal legislation creates material revenue headwinds: estimated $432–480M annual reduction in Medicaid supplemental payments by 2032, plus Medicaid eligibility restrictions and work requirements that could increase uncompensated care.

Rural Health Transformation Program • Establishes a $50 billion rural health grant program for states between fiscal years 2026 and 2030 to be used for payments to rural health facilities. 50% of…

New

New disclosure of material risks: Medicaid enrollment/reimbursement cuts from July 2025 legislation, expired insurance subsidies, and tariffs on pharmaceuticals/medical devices. These substantively threaten revenues and margins.

Results of Operations Clinical Staffing, Inflation, future Medicaid reductions and Tariffs: The healthcare industry is labor intensive and salaries, wages and benefits are subject to inflationary…

New

New Nevada SDP program creates material revenue dependency (~$228M in 2025, $296M estimated 2026) subject to annual CMS approval and reconciliation risk, with no assurance of continuation beyond 2025.

Nevada State Directed Payment Program ("SDP"): As previously reported, in February, 2023, the Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (“DHCFP”) outlined a new provider fee on private…

New

New $689M state Medicaid program creates ongoing revenue dependency and regulatory/approval risk. $55M-$60M annual impact is material to operations and earnings.

Mississippi Hospital Access Program In September, 2023, subject to CMS approval, Mississippi announced a $689 million, two-part Medicaid payment proposal, effective retroactively to July 1, 2023…

New

New regulatory risk: Florida DPP program under CMS review; approval uncertain. Current $59M benefit at risk; potential $47M upside contingent on CMS decision.

Florida Medicaid Managed Care Directed Payment Program (“DPP”) The Florida DPP provides for an additional payment for Medicaid managed care contracted services. For the years ended December 31…

New

New Oklahoma Medicaid managed care DPP program creates material revenue risk: $26M annually at stake, CMS approval uncertain beyond June 2025, regulatory dependency.

Oklahoma (Transition to Managed Care and Implementation of a Medicaid Managed Care DPP) The current Oklahoma Medicaid supplemental payment program in effect, prior to the planned implementation of…

New

New disclosure of material Medicaid revenue uncertainty. $25–31M annual program revenue at risk; SFY 2026 payment levels unpredictable under planned replacement program.

Idaho Upper Payment Limit (“UPL”) In April 2024, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (“IDHW”) released its updated Medicaid UPL calculation for SFY 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024)…

New

New regulatory constraints on Medicaid supplemental payments (SDP and Provider Tax) with phased reductions beginning 2028. Company explicitly states inability to quantify financial impact, indicating material uncertainty.

Medicaid State Directed Payments (“SDP”) • In states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the ACA ("Expansion States"), the SDP payment rate is capped at 100% of Medicare. • For states…

Revised

New disclosure of $700M 2026 Notes refinancing at significantly higher rates, materially increasing future interest expense and reducing net income.

Capital Resources: Credit Facilities and Outstanding Debt Securities In September 2024, we entered into a tenth amendment ("Tenth Amendment") to our credit agreement ("Credit Agreement"), dated as of…

Revised

New legislation (OBBBA 2025) substantially decreases federal Medicaid funding to states, likely reducing state Medicaid payments to hospitals materially. Work requirements expected to reduce Medicaid coverage and increase uncompensated care.

Sources of Revenues and Health Care Reform: Given increasing budget deficits, the federal government and many states are currently considering additional ways to limit increases in levels of Medicare…

New

New disclosure of significant CMS regulatory changes: IPO list phase-out, $7.8B 340B budget neutrality offset reducing OPPS payments by 0.5% starting 2026 for ~16 years, and enhanced price transparency enforcement. Material financial impact.

Eliminating the Inpatient Only (IPO) List: CMS will phase out the IPO list over a 3-year period, beginning with removing 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedures for CY 2026. Procedures removed from the…

New

New disclosure of CMS MA payment methodology and Medicaid revenue concentration risk. Highlights payment uncertainty, state-level revenue dependency, and potential DSH payment reductions.

Medicare Advantage Payment Annual Update: On January 26, 2026, CMS released the calendar year 2027 ("CY 2027") Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (“MA”) Capitation…

New

New disclosure of Medicaid supplemental payment reductions under OBBBA with quantified revenue impact and 2026 uncertainty. Material regulatory risk to healthcare provider revenues.

Summary of Various State Medicaid Supplemental Payment Programs: As noted elsewhere herein, the OBBBA has specific legislative language that will reduce Medicaid supplemental payments as well as…

New

New disclosure of material Texas Medicaid supplemental payment programs (CHIRP, QIF, HARP, UC) generating $50M+ annual revenue. CHIRP modifications introduce pay-for-performance risk with potential material reductions if quality metrics unmet.

Texas Supplemental Payment Programs: Certain of our acute care hospitals located in various counties of Texas participate in Medicaid supplemental payment Section 1115 Waiver indigent care programs.…

New

New disclosure of $68M annual hospital fee program revenue dependent on CMS approval. Uncertainty over 2025-2026 reimbursement amounts and timing creates material regulatory risk.

Hospital Fee Program Component CMS Methodology Approval Status CMS Rate Setting Approval Status Fee For Service Payment Approved through December 31, 2024 Approved through December 31, 2024; Paid…

New

New disclosure of $31M annual revenue dependent on CMS approval currently under review. Material revenue at risk if programs not renewed.

Illinois Medicaid Supplemental Payment Programs The Illinois Medicaid Supplemental Payment Programs are comprised of three components: (1) Medicaid managed care directed payment program; (2) Medicaid…

New

New state-directed payment program creates material revenue dependency (~$40-47M annually). Program requires annual CMS re-approval, creating regulatory uncertainty and potential revenue volatility.

Washington Safety Net Assessment Program On April 2, 2024, CMS approved an expanded state directed payment program in Washington whereby payments will now be based on the average commercial rates.…

New

New disclosure of material Medicaid DSH revenue ($38M in 2025) and pending federal cuts beginning 2026 that could reduce payments by ~33%, with $33M in reserves for adverse court decisions.

Texas DSH and Nevada SPA Programs: Texas DSH Upon meeting certain conditions and serving a disproportionately high share of Texas’ low income patients, our qualifying facilities located in Texas…

New

New material healthcare legislation enacted with explicit changes to Medicaid and related programs. Substantive regulatory risk requiring disclosure and investor awareness.

Legislation Commonly Known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA") The OBBBA was enacted into law on July 4, 2025. This legislation includes material changes to the Medicaid program and other…

Revised

New California Medicaid reimbursement methodology with cost-based ceiling effective December 2023 could materially reduce payment rates, requiring contract renegotiation and creating retroactive uncertainty.

Fee-For-Service Short-Doyle Medi-Cal (“SD/MC”) Hospitals Change In Payment Methodology: Under the California Medicaid prepaid inpatient health plan program, counties are required to ensure…

Revised

Current liabilities surged 52% YoY while current assets grew only 20%, sharply worsening the current ratio and signaling potential liquidity pressure.

December 31, 2025 December 31, 2024 Current assets $ 2,746,857 $ 2,279,988 Noncurrent assets (1) $ 9,453,432 $ 9,214,924 Current liabilities $ 2,837,781 $ 1,870,563 Noncurrent liabilities $ 4,828,865…

Eased / removed

Removed

Removal of $58M asset impairment provision and discontinued inpatient operations disclosure indicates resolution of prior-year crisis. Material easing of previously disclosed significant financial impact.

Provision for Asset Impairments 67 Our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, include a pre-tax provision for asset impairment of approximately $58 million, which is included in…

Revised

DSH cuts deferred from FFY 2025-2027 to FFY 2028, reducing near-term financial impact and regulatory pressure on hospital reimbursement.

Medicaid Federal DSH Allotment The ACA (amended by subsequent federal legislation) requires annual aggregate reductions in federal Medicaid DSH allotment. In FFY 2028, DSH payments are scheduled to…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Social inflation litigation funding ×2)
Social inflation litigation funding New

New disclosure of $45M–$79M annual reserve increases for professional liability claims due to unfavorable trends. Material financial impact and escalating risk exposure.

Adjustments to self-insured professional and general liability reserves: Our estimated liability for self-insured professional and general liability claims is based on a number of factors including…

Social inflation litigation funding New

New disclosure of material self-insured liability exposure (professional, general, workers' comp) with explicit warning that sharp increases in claims could materially harm results.

Self-Insured/Other Insurance Risks: We provide for self-insured risks, primarily general and professional liability claims, workers’ compensation claims and healthcare and dental claims. Our…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

M&A activity

8-K filed 2026-08-17 confidence 98% Item 8.01

On August 17, 2026, UHS completed its acquisition of Talkspace for $5.25 per share in cash, creating a full continuum of behavioral healthcare services. The transaction was financed through borrowings under a delayed draw term loan facility ($400 million) and additional funds under a revolving credit facility.

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Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-07-28 confidence 98% Item 2.02

Universal Health Services issued a press release on July 27, 2026, disclosing financial results for Q2 and H1 2026, including net income of $358.4 million ($5.98 per diluted share) for Q2 2026 and $707.1 million ($11.63 per diluted share) for H1 2026, along with a revised full-year 2026 operating forecast. This is a standard earnings release filed under Item 2.02 with detailed segment performance, cash flow analysis, and forward guidance adjustments.

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Debt Issuance

8-K filed 2026-07-21 confidence 94% Item 1.01

Universal Health Services entered into a Twelfth Amendment to its Credit Agreement on July 20, 2026, establishing a new incremental delayed draw term loan facility of up to $700 million with a 364-day maturity for general corporate purposes including refinancing existing indebtedness.

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Shareholder vote

8-K filed 2026-05-22 confidence 98% Item 5.07

This is a clear disclosure of shareholder voting results from the May 20, 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, including election of two Class III directors (Alan B. Miller and Nina Chen-Langenmayr), advisory approval of named executive compensation, ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as independent auditor, and rejection of a stockholder proposal on shareholder money at risk reporting. The filing provides detailed vote tallies for each proposal, which is the core content of Item 5.07.

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Exec departure

8-K filed 2026-05-21 confidence 95% Item 5.02

Matthew J. Peterson, Executive Vice President and President of Behavioral Health, resigned effective June 19, 2026, after seven years with the company. While the filing also addresses compensatory arrangements (forfeiture of unvested equity and termination of benefits), the principal disclosed action is Peterson's departure from a senior executive role overseeing a major division. The CEO will assume interim responsibilities while a permanent replacement is sought, indicating material operational impact.

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