Analysis: How a longer-term delay to Medicaid DSH cuts may play out
A review of CMS’s recent rule finalizing the ACA’s mandated Medicaid DSH cuts for FY2020 and how it may play out if some legislators demand changes to the rule.
Analysis: Wage index changes in the IPPS Final Rule
A review of why a couple of the key changes to the CMS FY2020 IPPS Rule may not bring the desired results.
October 2019: Developments and trends shaping healthcare finance
News Watch: News stories about recent developments and trends shaping healthcare finance in the United States.
1,000 rural hospitals could close
From the Chair: If a public option for healthcare were to be enacted into law, the consequences would likely be severe for the nation's rural hospitals.
3 starter steps for health systems pursuing value-based contracts
A health system's ability to succeed under any of the new Medicare value-based payment programs will depend on how effectively it meets 3 strategic imperatives for effective performance in risk contracts.
Analysis: Implications for providers as Amazon offers its employees access to a virtual clinic
A review of what Amazon’s launch of a virtual health clinic for its employees may mean for providers.
Analysis: Tennessee proposes an overhaul to funding of its Medicaid program
HFMA's Chad Mulvany reviews Tennessee’s proposal to overhaul funding of its Medicaid program and shares why CMS is likely to reject it.
Analysis: Site-neutral payment ruling favors hospitals for now
A Sept. 17 ruling by a U.S. District Judge favored hospitals by overturning the CMS rule that cut Medicare payments for E&M visits in certain hospital-based settings.
Do the Democratic candidates for president see a role for private insurance?
Healthcare is a major defining issue in the campaigns of the Democratic candidates for president, but their positions differ, particularly with respect to private insurance.
Making price transparency easy for patients
Proactive providers are preparing for additional price transparency requirements to ensure they not only comply with government regulations, but also provide patients with enough information to make informed healthcare decisions.