Finances: Page 144
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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 -
Hospital CFOs getting more involved with operations
CFOs are beginning to serve as business partners and advisors, not just finance experts.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 3, 2013 -
Fitch: Healthcare faces profitability challenges in 2014
Hospitals are looking at strategies, such as increased physician employment and joint ventures, which could improve their financial futures—and credit ratings.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 26, 2013 -
Moody's predicts disappointing 2014 for nonprofit hospitals
The ratings agency expects to see weak revenue growth of just 3% to 3.5% next year.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 25, 2013 -
Safety net, public hospitals dinged by quality-based payment programs
Public and safety-net hospitals, especially those getting the highest DSH payments, were penalized for not meeting all of the standards set by CMS' program.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 20, 2013 -
Insurers, providers take bundled payments seriously
Experts argue that bundled payments will be a central part of any solution to the problems of the U.S. healthcare system.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 20, 2013 -
Reference pricing can lower healthcare costs
Health plans and employers hope to set reasonable prices on key services to lower costs.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2013 -
Physician executive pay growth slows a bit
Physician executive pay climbed 7% between 2010 and 2012, a slower rate than seen in previous years.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2013 -
AHA: Hospitals can pay health exchange premiums
Despite a discouraging letter from CMS, federal regulations "clearly" allow for hospitals to pay, AHA contends.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 18, 2013 -
Nearly 1,500 hospitals get lower reimbursement under Medicare's Value-Based Purchasing Program
Some hospitals were able to go from losing last year to getting ahead this year.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 15, 2013
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