According to a new American Medical Association (AMA) report, utilization of physician services in 2020 declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a less than expected decline of $13.9 billion in...
UPDATE 12/03/2021: Congress passed a continuing resolution Thursday night, averting a government shutdown. However, it did not address pending cuts to Medicare reimbursement for hospitals and...
Vice President Harris announced a $1.5 billion investment to respond to healthcare workforce shortages and improve critical clinical care in underserved communities impacted by the COVID-19...
A group of Representatives have announced the Provider Relief Improvement Act to ensure that the remaining dollars left in the Provider Relief will be distributed to eligible healthcare providers in...
Healthcare finance leaders can help to fix a broken healthcare system—one in which costs are high and outcomes are poor—by changing the culture of medicine, according to Robert Pearl, MD,...
Pinnacle Hospital in Indiana, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Nevada, and Mercy Medical Center Dubuque in Iowa are among the most cost-efficient hospitals in the US, according to a new...
Private equity’s increased involvement in healthcare has raised some questions, but a new study in Health Affairs shows how private equity in healthcare is impacting service lines at acute care...
Healthcare expenses continue to rise across the board as both hospitals and physician groups deal with pandemic-related impacts on financial performance, according to two new reports from healthcare...
Increased utilization and intensity of healthcare services are the top driving factors of healthcare spending growth, a report from the American Hospital Association (AHA) revealed.
The COVID-19...
There are still tens of billions of dollars sitting the Provider Relief Fund, a pool of grants specifically for healthcare providers who have reported or are still experiencing pandemic-related losses...
When delivered outside of a patient’s network, COVID-19 hospitalizations can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on where a patient is a treated.
California was the most expensive...
Patient financial engagement technology is being used for more than just processing payments, and providers are seeing revenue improvements as a result, according to a new KLAS report.
Early adopters...
Hospitals and health systems are spending about 8 percent more per patient day on clinical labor costs compared to pre-pandemic times, according to a recent analysis from Premier Inc.
For the average...
The price for air ambulance transports has risen substantially over the past couple of years, especially for commercially insured patients, according to a recent FAIR Health analysis.
The analysis...
Leading hospital groups have backed a proposed hospital merger deal between two New Jersey-based non-profit systems, arguing that a federal challenge of the proposed merger is based on a flawed...
COVID-19 hospitalizations can cost up to $318,000, according to new cost estimates from FAIR Health.
The FAIR Health Total Treatment Cost COVID-19 benchmarks account for the costs incurred by COVID-19...
In nearly two decades, the overall concentration of healthcare spending has remained steady, but there has been an increase in the concentration of prescription drug spending, according to a study in...
The impact the unvaccinated population is having on healthcare spending is significant, according to a new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).
There were approximately 287,000 preventable...
HHS will distribute $25.5 billion in COVID-19 provider funding, including $8.5 billion from the American Rescue Plan for rural providers and a fourth round of general Provider Relief Fund distribution...
Congress allocated $178 billion to the Provider Relief Fund to help hospitals overcome the financial and operational challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the primary distribution method for the aid...
