Ninety-two percent of health system CFOs surveyed said that collecting from Medicare Advantage plans is more difficult than it was two years ago, according to a report from the Healthcare Financial Management Association and Eliciting Insights. 

Flint, Mich.-based Insight, a health network that includes two hospitals and multiple ASCs, has stepped in to run operations and stabilize finances at CarePoint Health, according to Bloomberg.

Lockport, N.Y.-based Eastern Niagara Hospital will go up for auction following its closure last June. 

Regional Medical Center Health System plans to end inpatient services at Stringfellow Memorial Hospital in Anniston, Ala., and transition the emergency department to its main hospital campus, which is about a mile away, al.com reported March 28. 

From updates on the fallout from the Change Healthcare cyberattack to a Delaware health system partnering with Ensemble, here are 10 RCM headlines Becker's reported in March: 

Editor's note: This story was updated at 9:30 a.m. Central time April 2.  Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health's physician group Saltzer Health in Nampa, Idaho, closed March 29.

While operating margins for nonprofit hospitals dropped slightly nationwide from January to February, their financial performance has made great strides year over year, according to the Kaufman Hall National Hospital Flash Report, released March 27.

East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center has responded to a letter from the state health commissioner that stated that NUMC must improve its financial picture to receive $83 million in emergency state funding to stay open.

CMS has released proposed payment rules for hospices and inpatient rehabilitation, psychiatric and skilled nursing facilities in fiscal year 2025.

The cost of healthcare is the No. 1 financial concern in retirement, according to research published March 28 by eHealth, an online private health insurance marketplace, and Retirable, a financial technology company. 

Here are 23 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service released in 2024.

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health recently received positive bond ratings from Moody's ("Aa3") and S&P.("AA-"), highlighting the health system's strong financial standing and potential to grow.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, which reported $957 million in operating income (7.7% margin) in 2023, has increased base salaries and updated compensation structures for several key executives in fiscal year 2024. 

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in the Brooklyn borough of New York City has partnered with Mishe, a healthcare platform aimed at eliminating provider and payer barriers, to improve price transparency by launching Downstate's Transparent Access Plan.

Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group is dropping some patients due to a lack of available physicians, 32 of whom have departed from the organization over the last two years, The Oregonian reported March 27.

Tyler-based UT Health East Texas is discontinuing its long-term acute care services in April.

  North Adams (Mass.) Regional Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 28 to celebrate the reopening of the hospital 10 years to the day after it closed. 

Seattle Children's is the recipient of a $50 million gift from the William Lawrence & Blanche Hughes Foundation to support advancements in therapies and treatment options for leukemia and other pediatric cancers.

A Delaware lawmaker is looking to establish a hospital cost review board, but the legislation faces opposition from health systems in the state, Delaware Public Radio reported March 27. 

Health system CFOs have historically been known for number crunching and being good stewards of a given organization's portfolio of assets. While these are still core responsibilities for modern CFOs, their roles are becoming increasingly involved in strategy and transformation.