Becker's calculated which U.S. hospitals have the highest share of their patients covered under Medicaid.

NewYork Presbyterian Hospital in New York City had the most net patient revenue in 2019, according to data released April 5 by the National Academy for State Health Policy in collaboration with Houston-based Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. 

Vermont regulators have rejected two hospitals' request for a 10 percent midyear rate increase to help offset inflation, the VTDigger reported April 8. 

The White House is taking steps to relieve Americans' medical debt burden, including having HHS evaluate provider billing practices and their effects on healthcare affordability and medical debt accumulation.

New York's fiscal year 2023 budget includes a "historic" $20 billion multiyear healthcare investment, Gov. Kathy Hochul said April 9.

The National Academy for State Health Policy has launched the Hospital Cost Tool to provide state policymakers and researchers analytical insights into how much hospitals spend on patient care services. 

With all the focus on high medical costs, increased regulatory scrutiny on medical debt collections, and the resulting revenue cycle challenges, it's easy to overlook that most patients want to pay their medical bills.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.

GrowthCurve Capital, a private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of Revecore and named a new CEO for the revenue cycle company.  

Nine hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

CMS will no longer reimburse the Montana State Hospital after failing to meet Medicare's basic health and safety standards, the agency said in an April 8 letter. 

Becker's determined which U.S. hospitals provide the most free health services to patients as a share of their total patients.

COVID-19's effects on nonprofit hospitals tapered in the second half of 2021 after more than a year of declining surgery volume and emergency room visits, according to an April 7 report by Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group.

CMS recently provided more information on the No Surprises Act, gave funding for the Money Follows the Person program and more. Here are 16 CMS moves Becker's has reported on since March 2.

Providers who were unable to submit a report for the Provider Relief Fund by the required deadline due to "extenuating circumstances" may submit a late due request, according to the Health Resources & Services Administration.

Due to financial struggles, West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health is looking for other health systems to take over St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, which it co-owns with Drexel University, rather than renew its $85 million line of credit to the hospital, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported April 8.

U.S. lawmakers began their two-week recess without acting on a $10 billion COVID-19 relief package, which was agreed to by Senate negotiators and then blocked by Republican lawmakers the next day. 

CMS this week offered answers to frequently asked questions about requirements of and exceptions to the No Surprises Act and additional answers about giving good faith estimates to uninsured and self-pay patients.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the ratings on Providence's revenue bond debt to "A1" from "Aa3." 

Unless major actions are taken, Gillette, Wyo.-based Campbell County Health could be insolvent by 2026, Wyoming Public Radio reported April 4.