Today's Top 20 Health Finance Articles
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What 15 hospitals have been fined for price transparency violations
CMS has now fined 15 hospitals for alleged price transparency violations. -
Hospitals uneasy about pay structure in proposed primary care bill
The American Hospital Association has expressed its concern about the proposed payment structure in the Pay PCPs Act, which aims to improve support and pay for primary care providers. -
Erlanger gets credit rating upgrade
Moody's upgraded Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Health System's credit rating to "Baa1" from "Baa2." -
Change breach disrupts two-midnight rule analysis for hospitals
The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February significantly disrupted administrative healthcare processes around the country, including some hospitals' ability to track the effects of a new Medicare Advantage policy from CMS that rolled out earlier this year. -
'Budget from reality': Temple Health's tech-driven cost-tracking strategy
Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System is using a new accounting software that enables an unprecedented level of specificity when it comes to how the organization tracks the costs of delivering care. -
Jackson Memorial Hospital fined for price transparency violation
CMS has fined Miami-based Jackson Memorial Hospital for alleged price transparency violations. -
Steward pushes Arizona hospital auction dates again
Dallas-based Steward Health Care filed a July 13 notice to yet again push back the dates of its "first round hospitals" in Arizona just days before their bid deadline of July 15. -
21 health system rating downgrades
Multiple hospitals and health systems have suffered downgrades to their financial ratings this year amid rising expenses, ongoing operating losses and challenging work environments. -
The million-dollar question facing CFOs
It's no secret that hospitals and health systems continue to deal with rising costs, leading to many healthcare finance leaders looking for solutions to offload some of that pressure. -
12 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. -
CMS' primary care model launches in 8 states
CMS' making care primary model launched July 1 with 133 participants representing 772 practices across the U.S. -
Tennessee hospital gets financial lifeline after $22M sale of skilled nursing facility
Maryville, Tenn.-based Blount Memorial Hospital has sold MorningView Village, a senior living facility, for $22.7 million to Ocoee Foundation, a Cleveland, Tenn.-based nonprofit. ABC affiliate WATE reported July 9. -
Pennant Group to acquire home health company for $80M
The Pennant Group plans to acquire Signature Healthcare at Home for $80 million. -
Medicare Advantage increasingly the lynchpin in hospital-payer fights
As more older adults opt for Medicare Advantage plans, reimbursement fights between hospitals and insurers are increasingly centered around those contracts. -
PE's role in US healthcare 'vastly overstated': Report
While healthcare and political leaders continue to address "corporate greed and private equity abuse" in healthcare, a July 8 PitchBook report found that PE's investment in healthcare is "vastly overstated." -
Labcorp strikes management deal with Florida system
Labcorp will manage the daily operations of Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Healthcare's inpatient lab operations. -
$107B HHS funding bill heads to House
The House Appropriations Committee on July 10 voted 31-25 in favor of a bill that would provide $185.8 billion in funding for HHS and the departments of labor and education in the fiscal year 2025, which ends Sept. 30. -
Why prior authorization could become an AI 'arms race'
Physicians are increasingly turning to generative AI to appeal denied prior authorizations, The New York Times reported July 10. -
Alabama hospital to cut labor, delivery services
Grove Hill (Ala.) Memorial Hospital has shared plans to discontinue its labor and delivery services, effective at the end of the business day on Aug. 16. -
Steward shelled out $1.6M to spy firm before bankruptcy
Dallas-based Steward Health Care made six payments totaling just under $1.6 million this year to London-based Audere International, a commercial intelligence, investigations and security company, prior to filing for bankruptcy on May 6.
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