Today's Top 20 Health Finance Articles
  • Why CHS' CFO thinks Medicare Advantage denials have 'hit a peak'

    Kevin Hammons, CFO of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, said that Medicare Advantage payers began denying and downgrading "significantly more claims" in the post pandemic period. 
  • Former CMS administrator: Hospital-Medicare Advantage tensions 'a manifestation of an underlying broken system'

    Hospitals and health systems around the country have recently ended some or all of their Medicare Advantage contracts, citing a variety of reasons such as reimbursement delays and the burden of prior authorizations.
  • CMS finalizes DSH payment cuts for some safety-net hospitals: 8 things to know

    CMS will cut Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments for some safety-net hospitals in fiscal year 2024, which began Oct. 1, 2023, according to a final rule published Feb. 20.
  • 6 steps for ASCs to collect patient payments earlier + faster

    Sponsored
    The earlier ASCs collect patient payments, the better. Learn how to collect patient payments earlier + faster in 6 steps here.
  • UNC Health to fundraise for new children's hospital

    Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Health is launching a fundraising effort to help pay for its flagship freestanding children's hospital, Triangle Business Journal reported Feb. 20. 
  • Steward drives Medical Properties Trust's Q4 loss

    The net losses for Medical Properties Trust, one of the world's largest hospital real estate owners, included around $772 million in nonrecurring write-offs and impairments in the fourth quarter of 2023, mostly led by Dallas-based Steward Health Care's financial difficulties, according to MPT's recent financial reports.
  • 8 hospitals closing departments or ending services

    A number of healthcare organizations have recently closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
  • Ascension continues selling spree

    St. Louis-based Ascension continues to improve its operating performance and aims to ensure long-term sustainability for the health system on the back of a $3 billion operating loss in fiscal year 2023. 
  • Simplify the complexity of Medicare claims

    Sponsored
    Minutes turn into hours while managing Medicare claims. Learn how to simplify the process by automating your billing management here.
  • NYU Langone gets $75M gift

    NYU Langone Health has received a $75 million donation from the Julia Koch Family Foundation to open a new ambulatory care center in West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Who is winning surprise billing disputes?

    Providers, facilities and air ambulance companies prevailed in 77% of No Surprises Act payment determinations in the first half of 2023. 
  • Affordability of healthcare worries Americans most: KFF poll

    The ability to afford unexpected medical bills and the cost of healthcare services top the list of Americans' financial concerns headed into the 2024 presidential election.
  • CHS posts $957M operating gain following hospital sales

    Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems reported a $957 million in operating income (7.7% margin) in 2023, improving on the $821 million gain (6.7% margin) posted in 2022.
  • Massachusetts governor tells Steward to transfer its hospitals ASAP

    As Massachusetts lawmakers continue to express their concerns over Dallas-based Steward Health Care's financial troubles, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has written a new letter to the health system's CEO, Ralph de la Torre, MD, pushing for financial documents to be disclosed.
  • Usual approach 'not enough': 8 healthcare execs rethinking financial health

    Health system executives are making innovative and transformational moves to improve the financial health of their organizations. They're intentionally pushing teams to think outside of the box for new solutions to old problems, and seeing positive results.
  • Impact Advisors joins Epic revenue cycle program

    Healthcare management consulting firm is joining Epic's new Rev Cycle Partners program, which is designed to help healthcare organizations optimize their use of Epic to improve revenue cycle outcomes.
  • In-network care rose after No Surprises Act: 5 things to know

    The percentage of patients receiving in-network care has risen since the implementation of the No Surprises Act, according to a Feb. 20 report from FAIR Health. 
  • California county's hospitals see $11.3B in revenue

    The 24 biggest hospitals in Orange County, Calif., saw revenue increase by 9.1% to $11.3 billion in revenue for the year ended Sept. 30, 2023, the Orange County Business Journal reported Feb. 19.
  • CFOs play defense

    CFOs' priorities have shifted considerably in the last couple of years as cutting costs and driving efficiencies becomes the No. 1 priority, up from a ranking of eighth in 2021, according to a recent report published by U.S. Bank. 
  • 8 health systems outsourcing RCM functions

    Becker's has reported on eight health systems that have opted to outsource finance jobs or other revenue cycle functions in 2024:
  • CMS unveils more AHEAD model details

    CMS has released more information about the new population health-focused payment model it is launching aimed at addressing chronic disease, behavioral health and overall improvement of care management for states' populations.
  • Ascension posts $708M quarterly turnaround

    Ascension reported a net income of $359.5 million in the fiscal second quarter ending Dec. 31, which is a $708 million improvement on the $238.1 million net loss it reported during the same quarter in 2022. 

Featured Whitepapers

Featured Webinars

Top 40 Articles from the Past 6 Months