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Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
WEBNov 30, 2023 · Escalating reimbursement delays and declining cash reserves are placing hospitals and health systems across the nation in a precarious financial predicament, according to data from Syntellis Performance Solutions' analysis of 1,300 hospitals.. The findings, published in partnership with the American Hospital Association, underscore the pressing need for measures aimed at alleviating financial ...
Employers look to dodge cost-shifting in midst of rising expenses
WEB4 days ago · WTW's 2024 Best Practices in Healthcare Survey found that U.S. employers project their healthcare costs will increase by 7.7% in 2025, compared with 6.9% in 2024 and 6.5% in 2023. As a result of this uptick in costs, employers are reaching beyond traditional cost-shifting strategies to improve healthcare affordability and employee health.
Moody's upgrades healthcare outlook from negative to stable for …
WEBNov 9, 2023 · Moody's Investors Service has revised its 2024 outlook for the not-for-profit and public healthcare sector to stable from negative, driven in large part by a decrease in labor costs.. While hospitals will continue to grapple with high expenses because of a shortage of skilled labor, particularly nurses, Moody's predicts that the growth in expenses will slow as hospitals make greater efforts to ...
Humana is challenging lower Medicare Advantage star ratings for …
WEB5 days ago · Humana shares plunged on Wednesday after the insurer disclosed a sharp reduction in the number of members enrolled in high star Medicare Advantage plans.. Humana said it learned in preliminary data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that members enrolled in 4 star plans or above reached 1.6 million, or 25% of all members for 2025, down from a 94% enrollment in 2024.
CMS releases Acute Hospital Care at Home study
WEB5 days ago · Acute Hospital Care at Home waivers went into effect during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 extended the waivers and flexibilities until the end of this year. The CAA required CMS to conduct a study and analysis on the initiative and post such a report on a CMS website by September 30.
Hospital spending is projected to increase by 9.3% this year
WEBOct 12, 2023 · In 2023, aggregate hospital spending is expected to increase by 9.3% due to a rebound in utilization and higher prices due to rising labor costs. Starting in 2025, hospital spending is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 6% as hospitals transition away from pandemic-related use and spending. Across all payers, per-enrollee spending is ...
Health system mergers still low in Q3, despite high value of deals
WEBOct 13, 2022 · Photo: Martin Barraud/Getty Images. Merger and acquisition activity between hospitals and health systems remained low in the third quarter of 2022, with just 10 announced transactions – comparable to Q3 2021, which saw seven announced transactions, according to a new analysis from Kaufman Hall. Yet while the volume of announced deals was ...
Financial challenges spurring healthcare merger and acquisition ...
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Hospitals and health systems have been under extreme financial pressure since 2022, when median operating margins remained in negative territory for the full year. And while the picture has improved somewhat this year, these challenges spurred about a third of the hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity in the third quarter.