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Even before COVID-19, health systems were experiencing reduced fee-for-service margins. In 2019, median Medicare margin nationally decreased 2.2 percent while hospital costs rose 2.5 percent per year. With Medicare as the fastest growing segment of the patient population, the majority…

Between shifting patient flow, the need to expand capacity for COVID-19 patients and revenue losses from shutting down services early on, the pandemic has caused numerous challenges and disruption for health systems across the country. For Gary Kaplan, MD, chairman…

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Adventist Health, a 23-hospital health system based in Roseville, Calif., is creating a division to promote community well-being, the organization announced in an Oct. 20 news release. 

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