Today's Top 20 Health Finance Articles
  • The hospital margin myth

    Large health systems have started to report profits and stronger margins in the last 18 months after pandemic disruptions. Firms such as Kaufman Hall and Strata have also reported nonprofit hospital margins ticking up.
  • Judge OKs Steward to close 2 Massachusetts hospitals

    U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez approved the closure of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's two Massachusetts hospitals, Boston-based Carney Hospital and Ayer-based Nashoba Valley Medical Center, by Aug. 31 during a July 31 hearing. 
  • Boom times for HCA

    It's been a good year for HCA Healthcare. 
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  • 9 RCM headlines to know from July

    From Change Healthcare beginning to send out breach notifications, to Carilion Clinic outsourcing revenue cycle operations to Ensemble, here are nine RCM headlines Becker's reported in July: 
  • 4 CFO moves in 2 days

    Here are four CFO moves Becker's has reported on since July 30:
  • Behavioral turnover 'twice what acute care is,' says UHS CFO

    The demand for behavioral health services continues to climb, but staff turnover within the sector remains a widespread challenge for providers across the country, Universal Health Services executives said July 25 during the company's second-quarter earnings call. 
  • HCA Q2 revenue broken down by payer

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare posted net operating revenues of $17.49 billion in the second quarter of 2024, up from $15.86 billion posted over the same period last year. 
  • Hospital assets shrink after PE purchases: Study

    A recent JAMA network study found that hospital assets decreased 24% after being acquired by private equity. The study comes after a recent Becker's LinkedIn poll found that 50% of respondents feel that PE ownership has a "mostly negative" effect on hospitals. 
  • MultiPlan pushes back on insurer collusion allegations

    MultiPlan executives are defending the company's data and analytics services on Capitol Hill, Politico reported July 30. 
  • Pressure builds for HCA to relinquish ownership Mission Health

    North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has urged state officials to deny Asheville-based Mission Health's application to add 26 more beds in Buncombe County as pressure mounts for HCA Healthcare to give up control of the system. 
  • HCA executives sell nearly $4M in stock

    Several executives at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare recently sold shares of the company's stock, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings. 
  • HCA Q2 revenue by geographic group

    Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare operates in three geographically organized groups, according to a July 29 regulatory filing. 
  • Former CommonSpirit exec joins RCM company

    Revenue cycle management company SimiTree has named Mike Brents managing director of technology consulting. 
  • Median hospital labor expenses up 5.2%

    Median hospital labor expenses grew 5.2% year over year in June, according to Strata's Monthly Healthcare Industry Financial Benchmarks report.
  • CMS OKs North Carolina's $4B medical debt relief plan

    CMS has approved North Carolina's plan to push hospitals to relieve $4 billion in medical debt for about 2 million low and middle-income people.
  • Senator demands CHS find 'trustworthy buyer' for Pennsylvania hospitals

    U.S. Sen. Bob Casey has alleged that Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health System prioritizes profits over quality care and is demanding the system find a trustworthy buyer for two of its Pennsylvania hospitals it plans to sell. 
  • HCA slashes contract labor costs by 25.7%

    In the second quarter, Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare saw its net income increase 25% year over year to $1.5 billion, partly due to the health system's success in reducing its contract labor costs. 
  • Sale deadline for certain Steward hospitals, physician group extended again

    Dallas-based Steward Health Care has again filed a notice to extend the sale deadline for some of its hospitals and physician group, Stewardship Health. 
  • Lurie Children's conducts layoffs

    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago has laid off a "very small" number of employees after a comprehensive budget review, the hospital confirmed in a July 27 statement shared with Becker's. 
  • Massachusetts to give Steward $30M to keep hospitals running

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey's administration has dedicated $30 million to financially troubled Dallas-based Steward Health Care's hospitals in the state to ensure operations through the end of August. 

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