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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. Here are 41 department closures or services that are ending or have…
Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System recorded an operating income of $102.3 million (3.3% operating margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, up from an operating income of $49.3 million (1.7% margin) during the same period last year, according…
HHS has frozen all federal child care payments to Minnesota, citing fraud allegations tied to a viral video and demanding a full audit of centers receiving funds. Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O’Neill announced the freeze Dec. 30 in a post…
Hospitals and health systems continue to sever ties with Medicare Advantage plans heading into 2026, citing persistent frustrations with prior authorization denials and slow reimbursement from insurers. MA now covers more than half of the nation’s older adults, making these…
For Billy Laing, CFO of City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix, the path to successful healthcare growth starts in the boardroom and runs through the physician’s office. “Your physicians are your heartbeat,” Mr. Laing told Becker’s. “I think some organizations…
Why Healthcare CFOs Are Making Underpayment Analysis and Claims Workflow Their Top Priorities
Underpayment analysis and intelligent claims aging workflow management have become essential investments for healthcare organizations facing mounting revenue pressure. With Medicare and Medicaid underpayments reaching $130 billion in 2022 and claim denial rates climbing to nearly 12% across the industry,…
After a multiyear turnaround marked by major divestitures and restructuring, Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica has regained investment-grade credit ratings from both Moody’s and S&P Global in 2025. The system was twice upgraded by Moody’s — most recently on Dec. 16 —…
Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Boston Children’s Hospital seeks a vice president of revenue cycle operations. 2.…
Over the last few months, Dallas-based Steward Health Care has been subject to increased scrutiny regarding the health system's troubled finances and the status of its more than 30 hospitals across eight states.
From ECU Health’s plans to reopen a closed North Carolina hospital as a rural emergency facility to a healthcare group aiming to reopen a shuttered Wisconsin hospital, here 10 planned hospital reopenings that Becker’s has reported in 2025: 1. Stuart…