Hospital at home providers navigate complexities during shutdown
When the government entered a partial shutdown Oct. 1, hospitals across the country faced a major task: discharging, relocating or...
$1T healthcare shift is coming, driven by virtual care, AI: PwC
Growing demand for care and a rapidly aging population could drive U.S. healthcare spending to $8.6 trillion by 2035, more...
Providers prepare contingency plans amid regulatory shifts
Hospitals, health systems and physician practices are shifting their operational and financial strategies in the face of rapidly changing federal...
Memorial Sloan Kettering set to go out of UHC’s network
Memorial Sloan Kettering is warning patients it may soon be out of network for UnitedHealthcare members. The cancer center and...
How insurance Coverage Discovery helps maximize revenue
Since 2000, US hospitals have provided nearly $745 billion in uncompensated care. Many contributing factors lead to revenue losses. However,...
Congress must address doctor shortage and burnout
If you’ve been forced to wait for medical care recently, you’re not alone. In the past year, a third of patients have...
Community Health Systems posts $70M loss in Q4
Community Health Systems posted a $70 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to its earnings report released...
Aetna’s network contract with Providence expires
Providence is no longer in-network for Oregonians enrolled in Aetna plans amid lengthy contract negotiations between the two. The contract...
Rising expenses will pressure hospital finances
Hospitals and health systems, by and large, are going into 2025 on better footing than a year ago, as financial...
Higher expenses, payer denials blunt CHS’ Q3 earnings
Community Health Systems, a 69-hospital system, posted $3.09 billion in third-quarter revenue, up slightly from a year ago, thanks to...
