Healthcare finance news for hospital and health system leaders

With the 340B Rebate Pilot and newly finalized OPPS rule colliding to put pharmacy finances at risk, teams must look for ways to lower drug costs, drive revenue growth, and protect rebate dollars – all while staying compliant. Most organizations…

Wisconsin’s uncompensated health care reached $2.04 billion in fiscal 2025 across the state’s 170 hospitals, according to the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s annual report. Five things to know: 1.  Wisconsin’s total uncompensated care rose 15.3% from $1.77 billion in fiscal year…

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System recorded operating income of $648.7 million (11.3% operating margin) through the third quarter of 2026, up from $543.5 million (10.5% margin) during the same period last year, according to its Nov. 6 financial report.  Four…

Two Illinois hospitals that are part of Reno, Nev.-based American Healthcare Systems are on “bypass” status — meaning ambulances are being sent to other facilities — amid payroll delays. The Illinois Department of Public Health is coordinating with area hospitals…

Becker’s “Ask a Revenue Cycle Leader” series features insights from health system and hospital revenue cycle executives across the country. Each installment poses a question on a pressing healthcare finance issue, from payer relations and automation to workforce and patient…

CMS awarded $10 billion to all 50 states Nov. 9 for the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, days after missing its Oct. 31 deadline to notify states of their 2027 allocations. Fiscal  year 2027 awards range from…

Between 2015 and 2025, the U.S. saw a 4% annual increase in hospital closures and a 3% annual decrease in hospital openings.  Researchers from Harvard University’s school of public health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston published a study…

Here are 33 health systems that recently had their outlooks upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service in 2026. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled from credit rating reports. Adena Health System’s outlook was…

Matt DiCanio spent four years as Concentra’s president and nearly three years as CFO before becoming CEO of the occupational healthcare services provider Nov. 1.  Mr. DiCanio’s move reflects a broader trend across industries. For companies in the Fortune 500…

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health and Minneapolis-based Allina Health plan to combine into a $26 billion, 39-hospital system, but the financial case for the integration goes well beyond economies of scale. It’s about using growth to overcome a fundamental problem in…