Featured Content
Outpatient care and pharmacy costs were the main drivers of the 6.2% increase in healthcare expenses for a family of…
Becker’s offerings
Upcoming Events & Conferences
More in Financial Management
Outpatient care and pharmacy costs were the main drivers of the 6.2% increase in healthcare expenses for a family of four from 2024 to 2025, according to the latest Milliman Medical Index. Milliman has tracked healthcare costs for 20 years…
As nonprofit hospitals and health systems face mounting scrutiny over their tax-exempt status, Intermountain Health President and CEO Rob Allen says it’s time to better define — and communicate — what nonprofit organizations deliver to communities. Amid recent changes in…
Here are 15 health systems that recently had their outlooks upgraded by Fitch Ratings or Moody’s Investors Service in 2025. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Health systems were compiled from credit rating reports. Boston Children’s Hospital’s outlook was…
CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is charting an ambitious course for the agency, pledging to align federal healthcare policy with President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda while pushing for sweeping reforms across Medicaid, Medicare and the ACA marketplace.…
Norman (Okla.) Regional Health System laid off 10% of its workforce, or around 270 positions, on June 2 and closed some of its clinics, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The positions included nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers,…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health recorded $31 million in operating income (0.6% operating margin) during the first quarter of 2025, down from $72.9 million (1.6% margin) during the same period last year, according to its May 30 financial report.…
Sutter Health, a 24-hospital health system based in Sacramento, Calif., is investing $23 million to expand primary and behavioral health care across Del Norte and Lake counties. In a June 2 news release, the health system said the investments aim…
About 87% of hospitals offer free or discounted care, but the eligibility requirements vary greatly depending on the facility, a June 2 Lown Institute report found. In most states, hospitals set their own policies around free and discounted care, as…
In late May, Seacucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Health, a four-hospital system, was established as the last part of CarePoint Health’s exit from bankruptcy. The new system comprises Secaucus-based Hudson Regional Hospital, Jersey City-based Christ Hospital, Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center,…
From Optum launching a new AI-powered revenue cycle platform to a Florida hospital striking an RCM partnership with Ensemble, here are eight RCM updates that Becker’s reported in May: 1. Cleveland Clinic, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth and the University of…