Hospital groups urge court rejection of ‘unlawful’ charge transparency rule
Hospital advocates highlighted a range of statutory and cost concerns in amicus briefs to an appeals court considering a CMS price transparency requirement.
Why a crisis makes finance-clinical collaboration more important
Crisis, like the COID-19 pandemic, underscores the need for and benefits from better collaboration between finance and clinical leaders of healthcare organizations.
How healthcare providers can help the 5.4 million people that have lost insurance
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says healthcare providers adherence to HFMA's medical accounts receivable resolution best practices can help them increase cash balance yields, avoid negative publicity and treat patients the right way.
Everything you wanted to know about the CARES Act PRF but HHS was afraid to answer through July 16
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says taxing for-profit providers’ PRF funding seems counterproductive, counterintuitive and counter to Congress’s intention, and could particularly hurt independent physician practices.
Hospitals in COVID-19 hotspots to receive $10 billion more in federal aid \ HFMA
Hospitals in areas heavily affected by COVID-19 will receive $10 billion more in assistance starting this week.
Hospitals worry latest Medicare transparency effort will increase costs
Hospitals have told CMS a proposed expansion of coming transparency requirements would increase their costs and costs of care overall.
‘Carve outs’ among keys in managed care negotiations
Carve outs are a critical tool hospitals should use in negotiations with health plans to ensure the costs of more expensive conditions are covered.
Accounting for CARES Act Program: Loans, Advance Payments and Other Types of COVID-19 Relief
This HFMA resource provides accounting and financial reporting guidance related to COVID-19 relief under the CARES Program
Hospitals scramble to meet price transparency requirements after court decision
Hospitals have a lot of costly work to do to meet CMS requirements to publicly post the rates they negotiate with health plans.
HHS provides additional updates on CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs
HFMA's Chad Mulvany expects to share regular updates and provide insight to CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQs via the HFMA blog for the foreseeable future.