Healthcare finance news for hospital and health system leaders

Loveland-based HealthSource of Ohio has partnered with Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth to build an 80,000-square-foot medical office in Batavia, Ohio, expected to be completed in 2028. The building will provide primary and specialized care and act as a regional hub for…

When CMS first made joint replacement bundles mandatory, it tested the model in about 800 acute care hospitals. Starting Jan. 1, 2028, CMS’ Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded Model — known as CJR-X — will hold more than 2,200…

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health’s Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology received $6 million in gifts from philanthropists to help establish the UVA Biotech Innovation Fund. The fund will provide long-term support for the UVA Spark Innovative Medicines program, which…

More patients and larger footprints no longer guarantee stronger hospital margins. With labor and supply costs rising faster than reimbursement, growth can intensify financial pressures rather than ease them, forcing health systems to rethink the economics of expansion. At Cleveland…

Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System will cut and consolidate several services starting Dec. 19. According to an email sent to Benefis staff, the decision was made to keep the system from moving into an operating loss and to prepare…

VisiQuate has acquired Finvi’s Artiva HCx business, adding a revenue cycle workflow platform, the team that runs it and its clients to the company’s analytics and automation offerings. Artiva HCx routes and manages insurance follow-up, denial management and collections work,…

Amid mounting reimbursement complexity, rising denial rates and staffing challenges, organizations ranging from independent rural hospitals to large, multihospital systems are striking partnerships with revenue cycle management firms.  Here are eight hospitals and health systems that have outsourced revenue cycle…

Salisbury, Md.-based TidalHealth will close its primary care clinic in Federalsburg, Md., on Nov. 15, TidalHealth told Becker’s.  The closure comes as TidalHealth reported an operating margin slumped from -3.4% in fiscal 2025 to -3.8% in fiscal 2026. “After careful…

Hospital and service closures often make headlines for their impact on community care, but can certain closures actually have a positive impact? Becker’s has reported on just six hospital and emergency department closures so far in 2026, a significant reduction…

Almost one year into HR 1’s $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program, many rural hospital leaders still have questions about the funds.  Administered by CMS, $10 billion annually will be distributed to all 50 states from 2026 through 2030, with…