UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 916, 2026

CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE INC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DE		000-33169		13-4066229
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5201 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 160

BOCA RATON, Florida 0

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(561) 237-4152

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	CCRN	NASDAQ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter):

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

~~Departure~~As previously disclosed, effective as of ~~Principal~~March ~~Accounting~~10, 2026, Phil Noe ceased to serve as the Chief Information Officer of Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (the “Company”). In connection therewith, on March 16, 2026, Mr. Noe and ~~Named~~the ~~Executive~~Company ~~Officer~~entered into (i) that certain Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Separation Agreement”) and (ii) that certain Independent Contractor Agreement (the “Consulting Agreement” and, together with the Separation Agreement, the “Noe Agreements”).

OnPursuant ~~March~~to 9,the ~~2026,~~Separation ~~it was determined that~~Agreement, asin ofexchange ~~March~~for ~~10,~~his ~~2026~~waiver ~~(the~~and ~~“Effective~~release ~~Date”),~~of ~~James~~any V.and ~~Redd~~all ~~III~~claims ~~will~~against ~~cease~~the toCompany ~~serve~~and asrelated ~~the~~parties, ~~Senior~~Mr. ~~Vice~~Noe ~~President~~will ~~and Chief~~be ~~Accounting~~entitled ~~Officer~~to ofreceive ~~Cross~~from ~~Country~~the ~~Healthcare~~Company $205,975 ~~Inc.~~in severance payments (the “~~Company~~Severance”), ~~and~~which ~~that~~represents ~~Phil~~six ~~Noe~~months ~~will~~of ~~cease~~salary toat ~~serve~~Mr. asNoe’s ~~Chief~~current ~~Information~~base ~~Officer~~rate of ~~the Company~~pay. ~~Neither~~Provided ~~Mr.~~that ~~Redd’s departure nor~~ Mr. Noe’s ~~departure~~does ~~was~~not ~~the~~revoke ~~result~~such ofwaiver ~~any~~and ~~dispute~~release orwithin seven calendar ~~disagreement~~days ~~with~~of his execution of the ~~Company~~Separation Agreement, ~~including~~the ~~with~~Severance ~~respect~~will tobe ~~any~~paid ~~matters~~in ~~relating~~equal toinstallments in accordance with the Company’s ~~accounting~~normal ~~practices~~bi-weekly orpayroll ~~financial~~dates ~~reporting~~over the six-month period following the separation date.

~~Appointment~~Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, during the term beginning March 11, 2026 and ending May 31, 2026 (the “Term”), Mr. Noe will provide certain consulting services to the Company with respect to the Company’s technology, telephones, and related infrastructure (the “Services”). During the Term, the Company will pay Mr. Noe $198.04 per hour for the Services. The Consulting Agreement may be terminated prior to the expiration of ~~Principal~~the ~~Accounting~~Term ~~Officer~~by written mutual agreement of the parties.

OnThe ~~March~~foregoing 9,summaries ~~2026,~~of the ~~Company’s~~Noe ~~Board~~Agreements ofdo ~~Directors~~not ~~appointed~~purport ~~Marvin Veizaga as its Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (the “Appointment”), with such Appointment~~ to be ~~effective~~complete asand ofare ~~the~~qualified ~~Effective~~in ~~Date.~~their ~~Mr.~~entireties ~~Veizaga,~~by ~~45,~~reference ~~has~~to ~~been employed with~~ the ~~Company~~full ~~since~~text ~~2015,~~of ~~most recently serving as its Group Vice President, Corporate Controller. From 2021 to 2023, he served as~~ the ~~Company’s Vice~~Separation ~~President,~~Agreement ~~Assistant Controller,~~ and ~~from 2020 to 2021, he was~~ the ~~Company’s~~Consulting ~~Vice President~~Agreement, ~~Business~~copies ~~Unit~~of ~~Controller.~~which ~~Prior~~are tofiled ~~joining~~as ~~the~~Exhibit ~~Company, Mr~~10.1 ~~Veizaga~~and ~~served~~Exhibit ~~as a Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2012 to 2015~~10.2, ~~Mr.~~respectively, ~~Veizaga is~~hereto ~~a certified public accountant~~ and ~~holds~~are aincorporated ~~Bachelor~~herein ofby ~~Science in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University~~reference.

In connection with the Appointment, the Company and Mr. Veizaga entered into that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2026 (the “Letter Agreement”). Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date, Mr. Veizaga’s base salary will be increased to $340,000, and he will be eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus target amount of 50% of his base salary under the Company’s Annual Cash Incentive Program. The Letter Agreement also provides that Mr. Veizaga will be eligible to receive an annual long-term incentive equity award with a target value equal to 50% of his base salary.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Veizaga and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Veizaga was appointed Principal Accounting Officer, nor does he have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Veizaga has no family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. The foregoing summary of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Letter Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Description

Exhibit	Description
10.1	Separation Agreement and General Release, dated March 16, 2026, by and between Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and Phil Noe
10.2	Independent Contractor Agreement, dated March 16, 2026, by and between Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and Phil Noe
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

10.1	Letter Agreement, dated March 10, 2026, by and between Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and Marvin Veizaga
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

CROSS COUNTRY HEALTHCARE, INC.

Dated: March 1017, 2026

By: /s/ William J. Burns

William J. Burns

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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