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WEBHealthcare Finance provides timely and in-depth coverage of the challenges faced by healthcare providers and payers in light of skyrocketing healthcare costs, regulatory developments and diminishing reimbursements. Helmed by an experienced team of independent editors and journalists, we deliver news, analysis, educational content to an audience of senior healthcare financial managers and ...
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WEBBetween 2022 and 2023, care denials increased 20.2% for commercial claims and 55.7% for ...
Insurers will make $11.8 billion in Medicare quality bonus …
WEB2 days ago · After increasing by more than 400% between 2015 and 2023, federal spending on Medicare Advantage bonus payments will decline by $1 billion to $11.8 billion in 2024 – an 8% decline – following the expiration of pandemic-era policies that temporarily increased star ratings for some plans, according to a new KFF analysis.
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WEBImproving 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 learn strategies that increase patient ...
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 ...
Hospitals sue HHS over disproportionate share hospital payment
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Eight hospitals have sued the Department of Health and Human Services over disproportionate share hospital payments that include calculations for Medicare Advantage. The action was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia by the Cleveland Clinic and other hospitals in Ohio, several Texas Health hospitals, Huntington ...
Hospital, health system leaders address continued cost pressures
WEBAug 9, 2024 · With administrative tasks costing the U.S. healthcare system $60 billion dollars each year, AI has great potential to save time and lower costs, but the risk an AI model introduces compared to an individual's impact is exponential, authors said. Brian Foy, chief product officer at Q-Centrix, anticipates that many leaders within the hospital ...
Healthcare investment reached $18 billion in Q2, setting new …
WEBJul 28, 2020 · Investment in North America remained relatively flat during Q2 at $10.5 billion, compared to $10.6 billion in Q1. California recorded the highest number of deals in the U.S. at 66, though this is a 14% decline from the first quarter. At 47, the number of deals in New York remained stable.
What 2024 holds for healthcare investment
WEBJan 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 …
Healthcare pricing protected so far from inflation, BLS data shows
WEBAug 26, 2022 · Between 2001 and 2020, prices for medical care increased between 1% and 5% each year. Overall prices saw more volatility, though generally increased at a slower rate than prices for medical care until recently. In July 2022, however, prices rose by 8.5% across the economy from the previous year, compared …