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Many health systems are expanding their participation in value-based care models over the next few years, though few have substantial revenue at risk in value-based contract arrangements, according to a new Sage Growth Partners report. The report, published Dec. 11,…
As policy uncertainties, reimbursement pressures and continued cuts and closures weigh on hospitals and health systems heading into 2026, third-quarter operating margins showed wide variation. Several systems, including UnityPoint, Montefiore Health System and Providence, reported operating losses or near-break-even results,…
Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti, Mo., has been converted to a rural emergency hospital. The new designation ensures the hospital will continue offering 24/7 emergency care and outpatient services while strengthening its long-term financial stability, CEO Brittany Osborne said in…
Health system leaders faced challenges in 2025 like rising financial strain, ongoing workforce challenges and mounting capacity constraints, according to Kaufman Hall’s “2025 Health System Performance Outlook.” The report surveyed leaders from 103 hospitals and health systems across the U.S.,…
Batesville, Ind.-based Margaret Mary Health is transitioning its revenue cycle operations to Revology, effective March 2. The transition will affect 55 employees at the critical access hospital, according to a Dec. 10 news release. “We are thrilled to further expand…
Minneapolis-based Children’s Minnesota has selected Ensemble Health Partners as its strategic RCM partner. Under the agreement, the entirety of the health system’s revenue cycle will be led by Ensemble’s integrated model, from patient access and registration through account resolution, according…
Looming Medicaid cuts outlined in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are expected to significantly hamper nonprofit hospitals as they work to recover operating margins, Fitch Ratings said in its 2026 sector outlook. Fitch maintained a “neutral” outlook for nonprofit…
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 nine planned hospital reopenings that Becker’s has reported in 2025: 1. Banner…
Conifer Health struck a multi-year contract to manage end-to-end revenue cycle operations for Anniston-based Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center. As part of the agreement, Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center’s revenue cycle team will transition to Conifer, according to a Dec.…
Rock Regional Hospital in Derby, Kan., has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to maintain patient care and hospital operations. The filing will allow Rock Regional to pursue a financial restructuring while serving the community without interruption, according…