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Insurance markets are still highly concentrated, AMA says
3 days ago · Dominant health insurers in most metropolitan areas across the U.S. have consolidated significant market share and driven away competition, leaving consumers in local markets with a decade of very limited options for medical coverage, according to a new market analysis from the American Medical Association.. The 2024 edition of Competition in Health Insurance: A Comprehensive Study of US ...
Hospitals confront mounting reimbursement challenges and …
Nov 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 ...
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Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their organization, few have done so successfully. Read this brief to …
Moody's upgrades healthcare outlook from negative to stable for …
Nov 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 ...
Hospital, health system leaders address continued cost pressures
Aug 9, 2024 · A new survey identifies a number of key strategies hospital and health system leaders are exploring to mitigate financial pressures. Jeff Lagasse, Editor Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient ...
What 2024 holds for healthcare investment
Jan 23, 2024 · Mergers and acquisitions are expected to rebound in 2024 after M&A activity fell to its lowest level in 10 years globally in 2023, according to Reuters. Dealmaking last year was weighed down by high interest rates, economic uncertainty and a regulatory scrutiny, with all but the last factor slowly abating for renewed confidence.
Two CFOs see promise of AI, but have yet to build a dedicated …
Oct 29, 2024 · CFOs of two of the country's largest nonprofit health systems were asked about their financial strategies in the midst of generative AI becoming the next big thing with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022.
Many healthcare companies will have no option but to default in …
Dec 6, 2023 · Moody's Investors Service expects an increase in healthcare borrowing defaults in 2024 versus 2023, as more ratings migrate toward the lower-end of the credit spectrum.. Many healthcare companies will have no other options but to default in 2024, according to the new report from Moody's. Reasons include excessive leverage, elevated interest rates and expiring interest rate hedges, according to ...