NFP hospital revenue growth tops expense growth for first time in three years: Moody’s
For 2018, one credit rating agency found not-for-profit hospitals’ revenues increased faster than expenses.
Sept. 9-13: Senate committee to vote on HHS funding
Senate appropriators will vote on funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, among other key healthcare finance events around the country next week.
Supporters of releasing privately negotiated health plan rates dominate public comments
Supporters of a proposal for hospitals to release their health plan-negotiated rates, so far, have dominated comments on it to CMS.
MedPAC meeting among next week’s key healthcare events
Healthcare finance policy events for the week of Sept. 2.
Search for federal funding driving surprise bill legislation: advisers
A search for new federal funding is driving fast-moving surprise billing legislation and will ultimately determine if it is enacted, according to legislative advisers.
A look at the financial ramifications hospitals may see from ‘public charge’ changes
Hospitals could lose billions of dollars nationally in Medicaid and CHIP revenue due to a new change in rules for legal immigrants.
Enrollment of large-company workers in high-deductible plans reaches a historic high
The share of covered workers enrolled in high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) at large employers reached 47% in 2019.
Public option could endanger 1,000 rural hospitals: analysis
A public-option health plan could lead to the closure of 1,000 rural hospitals, according to an analysis.
Small Medicare payment increases in store for post-acute care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued final rules with FY20 rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) and hospices.
Hospital industry sheds jobs for the first time in 20 months
Hospitals reduced positions in July, marking the first employment drop since 2017.