Healthcare finance news for hospital and health system leaders

ACA open enrollment begins Nov. 1, and health system leaders are preparing for a more unstable coverage landscape. In late September, CMS said it had canceled plan year 2026 ACA policies for about 760,000 people. The agency also temporarily paused…

Chicago-based Roseland Community Hospital will suspend labor and delivery services, citing financial pressures on safety-net hospitals.  The unit will close by the end of October, and staff are working to transition current obstetrics patients to other providers, ABC affiliate WLS…

Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital expects to meet its October payroll obligations, CFO Julie Peterson told Becker’s, but the hospital’s August board executive summary warned of difficulties in forecasting how it will meet future payroll and payable obligations beyond the near…

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health recorded operating income of $452 million (4.7% operating margin) in fiscal 2026, compared to operating income of $255 million (3.0% margin) the year prior, according to its Sept. 30 financial report.  Six things to know:  1.…

Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is launching a health insurance plan. MultiCare Health Plan, announced Oct. 1, will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of the 13-hospital nonprofit system. Its first product is a Medicare Advantage HMO with prescription drug…

Many hospital and health system finance leaders are bracing for tough budget decisions heading into 2027. At Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur, Okla., CFO Denise Welch is focused on protecting the hospital’s technology and facilities, while looking for savings in…

Chicago-based CommonSpirit recorded an operating loss of $430 million (-1.0% operating margin) in fiscal 2026 — excluding special charges — compared to an operating loss of $687 million (-1.8% margin) the year prior, according to its Sept. 30 financial report.…

The United States spends more per capita on healthcare than any other nation, yet tens of millions of Americans are uninsured, and many more are underinsured. Families with deductibles of $5,000, $10,000 or more often find that their coverage provides…

The Medicare Advantage market remains a bit of a paradox: it may look unchanged from a national level heading into 2027, but seniors will have fewer plans to choose from in more than half of the states and growth continues…

Hospitals lose millions of dollars each year to decisions made long before a patient is discharged. The most consequential is often the first: whether to classify a patient as observation or inpatient — a single call that can swing reimbursement…