Continued growth in employer-paid healthcare premiums may spur employers to find alternative solutions
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says large employers have signaled a possible end to their patience for traditional players to provide a traditional solution, and he reviews what solutions they could pursue instead.
Latest HHS provider relief fund FAQs offer insight into what’s permissible under the Sept. 19 reporting requirements
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says due to HHS's whipsaw approach to the provider relief fund FAQs and guidance, any clarity to be derived from the Phase 3 application instructions and FAQs needs to be considered with a measure of caution.
4 crucial health system responses to the revenue impact of COVID-19
The nation's hospitals and health systems have a critical need to begin preparing now for the long-term financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CMS Administrator Seema Verma receives HFMA’s Board of Directors Award, talks with CEO Joe Fifer
At HFMA's Digital Annual Conference, President and CEO Joe Fifer presented CMS Administrator Seema Verma with the Association's highest honor: the Richard L. Clarke Board of Directors Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to healthcare in a role that involves oversight of a $1 trillion budget, representing 26% of the total federal budget, and administration of health coverage programs for more than 130 million Americans. Following the presentation, Fifer and Verma had a Q&A session in which she addressed price transparency, the pandemic, and the future of value-based care.
How leading health system CFOs are staying agile on the road to recovery
Making strategic decisions in the current environment is difficult, but CFOs are leading their organizations by creating a more performance-based culture and adopting an agile financial planning approach.
HHS announces Phase 3 CARES Act Provider Relief Funding
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will accept applications for Phase 3 General Distributions of provider relief funds Oct. 5 – Nov. 6.
Hospitals get relaxed Medicare repayment terms, short delay of DSH cut in federal funding bill
Hospitals will get some flexibility in the repayment of Medicare advance payment loans and a delay in uncompensated-care payment cuts under a new federal funding law.
Public health emergency extended, $20 billion more in provider aid to be released
The COVID-19 public health emergency was extended to January and a new round of federal funding was issued for ongoing pandemic-response expenses.
Federal assistance rule changes draw increasing hospital concern
Rural and safety net hospitals are worried they may have to repay large amounts of federal coronavirus assistance under recently revised guidance.
More policymaking likely as the 2020 presidential election approaches
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says given the Trump administration’s focus on transparency, it’s possible the Transparency in Coverage final rule could be released prior to the election.