Inpatient market consolidation has led to stable inpatient markets in metro areas I HFMA
After a period of rapid consolidation, U.S. metro inpatient markets are now stable oligopolies, with a small number of competing provider systems selling inpatient services to a small number of health insurers.
Not like the others: House Ways and Means surprise bill legislation
Provider friendly House Ways and Means surprise bill draft legislation doesn't rely on a benchmark payment rate like competing versions.
Trump administration details hospital spending plans in FY21 proposed budget
The Trump administration signaled its federal healthcare spending priorities in its proposed annual budget, which includes a slew of hospital cuts.
Hard truths about the state of the healthcare industry
HFMA's president and CEO, Joseph Fifer, provides a straightforward assessment of likely changes to come in healthcare in the 2020s and what healthcare executives should do to to prepare.
How Cigna aims to limit healthcare spending increases to mirror the consumer price index
One of the nation’s largest health plans aims to cut spending increases on healthcare services to align with the consumer price index by the end of 2021.
How to successfully manage multiple generations in the workplace
With four generations working side by side, leaders at all levels of a healthcare organization should be aware of ways to promote cohesiveness and effective collaboration.
Find the latest numbers shaping healthcare finance
Learn the key numbers that shaped healthcare finance policy and practice in recent weeks.
News Briefs for January 2020
Developments and trends shaping healthcare finance
2020 vision: What to expect in healthcare finance over the next decade
Healthcare industry thought leaders share their perspectives on trends and developments that are likely to have an impact on the industry in the next decade.
Prior-authorization cost and time burdens increase for providers, report finds
Provider burdens from health plans’ use of prior authorization continue to mount amid calls to make the process fully automated.