Finances: Page 140
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Humana profits plummet 116% in Q4 2013
The loss was a nearly 116% drop from the fourth quarter last year.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 5, 2014 -
Hospitals preparing for reimbursement cuts
Hospitals are bracing for major cuts in government insurance and a host of other threats to their income.
By Anne Zieger • Feb. 4, 2014 -
WellPoint Q4 profit falls 68%
Total expenses for Q4 2013 grew 16.5% to $17.4 billion.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 29, 2014 -
Study: Mergers don't raise hospital prices
The study concludes that there is no consistent relationship between hospital consolidation and hospital price increases.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 25, 2014 -
Wisconsin hospitals cut readmissions, save $34M
The 108 hospitals taking part in the initiative cut surgical-site infections by 37% in just 18 months.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 21, 2014 -
UnitedHealth Q4 earnings rise 15%
UHG's enrollment grew by 4.5 million during 2013.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 16, 2014 -
Why doctors should plan an exit strategy before closing deals
Here are four reasons why planning ahead works best.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 15, 2014 -
HFMA, collectors come together to create collection best practices
Project members hope the best practices they develop will be used throughout the industry.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 15, 2014 -
Financial fears top list of healthcare CEO concerns
Among their top concerns, CEOs listed funding cuts, value-based purchasing and CMS and state regulation.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 14, 2014 -
IRS seizes medical records as part of tax fraud case
The IRS seized a server containing medical records on 10 million Americans.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 13, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Why value-based payments can't work
Many aspects of value-based, bundled payment models are basically capitation dressed in new clothes.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 10, 2014 -
HMA approves sale to CHS
The total value of the cash-and-stock transaction should come in at about $7.6 billion.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 9, 2014 -
CHS expects big financial, admissions drops for FY 2013
CHS expects FY 2013 EBITDA to be a noteworthy 6.5% lower than FY 2012.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 7, 2014 -
Independent hospitals begin to form alliances
Alliances may evolve from loose relationships to joint ventures or even joint operating agreements, insiders say.
By Anne Zieger • Jan. 2, 2014 -
Deep Dive
ACO benefits: What can you expect?
What can the providers who are joining ACOs derive from their investments?
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 26, 2013 -
Deep Dive
3 reasons hospitals should be puzzled by the ACA
The ACA is supposed to bring insured patients to hospitals. Instead, it's introducing a a great deal of confusion.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 19, 2013 -
November hospital admissions weakest in 10 years
New Medicare billing rules, which treati stays of less than "two midnights" as outpatient, have played a role.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 18, 2013 -
Antitrust case focuses on healthcare prices as 'trade secrets'
Media groups want Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System to be forced to share pricing data.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 17, 2013 -
Despite increase in insured, Ind. hospitals cutting jobs
Indiana hospitals are cutting jobs despite an expected increase in insured patients.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 16, 2013 -
Fitch: Nonprofit hospitals will struggle in 2014
Fitch expects non-profits to deal with a wide range of pressures which will make it hard to maintain profitability.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 12, 2013 -
20% of U.S. hospitals may seek merger in next 5-7 years
As many as one-fifth of hospitals may merge with each other over the next five to seven years.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 11, 2013 -
Union challenges CHS' buyout of HMA
A major union says that the deal raises "serious legal and regulatory questions" because of how it came together.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 9, 2013 -
Study: ACA policies not enough for chronically ill
Chronically-ill adults enrolled in bronze level health plans through the exchanges are likely to reach out-of-pocket maximums each year.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 6, 2013 -
Hospital M&A volume up sharply in Q3 2013
Healthcare sector M&A continues to grow in volume and value.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 6, 2013 -
Three-quarters of employers see hospitals as top driver of health costs
Employers saw hospital costs as more of a culprit than prescription drugs or defensive medicine.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 3, 2013
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