Today's Top 20 Health Finance Articles
  • 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. 
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  • Cash infusion won't keep all Steward hospitals open, congressman says

    Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch said the Dallas-based Steward Healthcare's recent infusion of cash is not enough to keep all nine of the system's hospitals in the state open, NPR affiliate WBUR reported Feb. 16.
  • Indiana church relieves $4M in medical debt

    An Indiana Church is partnering with RIP Medical Debt to pay off medical debts of 2,829 families across seven counties, WTHI reported Feb. 13. 
  • 2 Minnesota providers work to fill care gap left by MercyOne closure

    The Albert Lea (Minn.) Healthcare Coalition is in lease negotiations with Blue Earth, Minn.-based United Hospital District and Albert Lea-based Mason City Clinic to help ensure care access after West Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne closed its clinic in the city Dec. 31.
  • Low reimbursement rates led to layoffs, Arkansas Heart Hospital CEO says

    Bruce Murphy, MD, CEO of Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital, said low reimbursement rates have led to fewer than 50 employees being laid off since the beginning of the year, Arkansas Business reported Feb. 19. 
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  • Why CFOs are cutting costs even as profits rise

    Cost cutting is a top priority for many companies in 2024, even those who are seeing rising profits, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 15. 
  • 10 hospitals seeking CFOs

    Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that recently posted job listings seeking CFOs.
  • New Jersey system gets historic 'A+' credit rating

    Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care has earned an "A+" credit rating from Fitch Ratings after receiving two credit upgrades from S&P Global and Moody's since 2022. 
  • Mercy Health to lay off some call center workers

    Mercy Health has partnered with a third party to manage its contact center for primary care scheduling — a move that will affect a "number of call center positions," a spokesperson for the Cincinnati-based system confirmed to Becker's on Feb. 16. 
  • CommonSpirit strategy pays dividends, but CFO insists 'still more to do'

    Chicago-based CommonSpirit is making significant strides to improve its financial performance — transforming a $440 million operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2022 into a $356 million gain in the fourth quarter of 2023 — but CFO Dan Morissette insists "there is still more to do."
  • No Surprises Act dispute volume 13 times higher than estimated

    There were 288,810 No Surprises Act disputes initiated during the first six months of 2023, which was 13 times greater than federal agencies initially anticipated, according to a Feb. 15 report from CMS. 
  • Baylor Scott & White boosts operating margin to 8.3%

    Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health posted $634 million in operating income (8.3% margin) for the first six months of fiscal year 2024, which ended Dec. 31, 2023, an improvement on the operating income of $561 million (8.2% margin) over the same period of fiscal year 2023.
  • 3 recently ended Optum contracts

    From state behavioral health services to a hospital administrative partnership, these are three Optum contracts reported by Becker's that have recently ended or are planned to end.
  • Mayo Clinic expands care network

    Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has added two Malaysia hospitals to its Mayo Clinic Care Network.
  • Mass General Brigham posts $32M quarterly loss; CFO strategy having 'positive impact'

    Boston-based Mass General Brigham saw a $32 million operating loss of (-0.6% margin) for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024, which ended Dec. 31, 2023, improving on an operating loss of $53 million (-1.2% operating margin) over the same period last year.
  • CommonSpirit revenue broken down by new operating structure

    Chicago-based CommonSpirit, a 142-hospital system, recently reorganized its portfolio by consolidating its eight operating divisions into five regions. 
  • California hospital plans more layoffs to avoid closure

    Ridgecrest (Calif.) Regional Hospital is laying off 31 more employees just two months after it announced plans to layoff 29 others and suspend its labor and delivery unit, Bakersfield.com reported Feb. 15.
  • Baystate Health to sell insurance subsidiary

    Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health reached a deal to sell Health New England, its insurance subsidiary, to Point32Health. 

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