Finances: Page 144
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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 -
Geisinger, AtlantiCare in partnership talks
Both parties have strong reputations and high bond ratings.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 15, 2013 -
$7.6B acquisition of HMA moves closer to completion
The deal was set to move ahead when stockholder Glenview Capital Management agreed to proceed.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 14, 2013 -
Report: Healthcare industry has high workplace injury rates
Only outdoor professions like commercial logging and fishing have higher rates.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2013 -
Software ups Adventist's cash by $2.2M
A California health system expects to double or even triple collections going forward thanks to a point of care collections system.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 11, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Hospitals should pay patient insurance premiums, and this is why
Paying premiums for uninsured "frequent fliers" might save hospitals big money.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 7, 2013 -
Moody's: Nonprofit hospital bond ratings may slip further in fourth quarter
Falling patient volumes are putting pressure on hospitals' bottom lines.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 7, 2013 -
HMA must repay $31M in improperly claimed Meaningful Use payments
The hospital chain had to return the money because of an error it made in certifying its EMR technology.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Tenet Q3 net income falls 30%
The company has reason to be optimistic, though, partly due to revenue growth at Conifer Health Solutions.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 5, 2013
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