The Fiscal Realities of a Single Payer Healthcare System
More Americans are in favor of a single-payer approach to health care, but the financial ramifications should be fully explored.
Calling Into Question the Nation’s Commitment to Value-Based Health Care
There is widespread agreement that the goal of transitioning the nation’s healthcare system to value-based payment is important, but there remain many impediments to accomplishing such a transition.
Health Insurance and Hospital System Financing at a Glance
Healthcare leaders should understand the fundamental differences between health insurers and hospital systems in terms of financing structures and key performance metrics.
CMS Proposal: A Path to an Uncertain Future for 340B
CMS’s proposal to reduce rates for 340B-covered entities for separately payable outpatient drugs may indicate the Trump administration may take an aggressive approach to healthcare policy.
Healthcare Leaders: Be Molders−Not Seekers
For healthcare leaders, the effort to promote enhanced value should involve not just to searching for consensus but actively molding it.
Fight Consumerism Fatigue
Consumerism may be slipping lower on healthcare leaders’ priority lists. Although it may not seem urgent, it’s more important than ever. Here’s why.
How to Revisit Private Placement Debt
Hospitals should reassess the private placement debt they accrued in the recent constrained lending market to determine their best options now that the market has loosened.
Contemplating the Personal Side of Healthcare Integration
When considering a merger or affiliation, healthcare leaders can examine the proposal from a personal vantage point, as if the discussions of the transaction were a dialogue between individuals.
Expanding the Continuum of Care
Social determinants of health are becoming increasingly relevant to healthcare stakeholders as the industry transitions to population health management, writes Joseph J. Fifer, president and CEO, HFMA.
Time for Hospitals to Pursue a ‘Nip and Tuck’ Chargemaster Pricing Strategy?
Hospitals should balance their concern about achieving the margins they require to accomplish their missions with the need to maintain defensible pricing in an environment of increasing healthcare price transparency.