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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 …
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WEBAverage premiums for Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D to decrease, CMS says. The lower MA premiums are expected to drive enrollment to 35.7 million by 2025 - about ... Read more >>. READ. Sep 27 | Susan Morse. Free COVID-19 tests are now available. HHS is offering the tests to help prevent widespread infections this fall and winter.
Improving health equity could add $2.8 trillion to GDP by 2040
WEB1 day ago · Addressing health inequities could add $2.8 trillion to the U.S. economy by 2040, significantly boosting GDP and improving population health, while corporate profits could increase by $763 billion by that time, according to a new Deloitte analysis.. Contending that health equity is a business imperative for payers, providers and other …
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WEBAverage premiums for Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D to decrease, CMS says. The lower MA premiums are expected to drive enrollment to 35.7 million by 2025 - about ... Read more >>. Sep 27 | Susan Morse.
CMS releases Acute Hospital Care at Home study
WEB1 day ago · Acute Hospital Care at Home waivers went into effect during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 extended the waivers and flexibilities until the end of this year. The CAA required CMS to conduct a study and analysis on the initiative and post such a report on a CMS website by September 30.
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 …
New legislation seeks to make ACA premium tax credits permanent
WEB6 days ago · In a move aimed at keeping people covered through reduced healthcare costs, Senators Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., have introduced legislation that would make Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits permanent.. The proposed Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2024 seeks to ensure that the …
Claims denials on the rise, complicating revenue collection, survey ...
WEB3 days ago · Claim denials are particularly costly for healthcare providers, as they result in delayed payments, increased operational costs, and potential revenue loss. According to a 2019 survey, claim denials cost healthcare organizations an estimated $262 billion annually. The administrative burden of reworking denied claims is a significant drain on ...
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 renewed confidence. WHY THIS …
Finance executives address the three big challenges for revenue
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Photo: Susan Morse/HFN. LAS VEGAS - A panel of revenue cycle experts spelled out their biggest challenges during the HFMA Annual Conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The big three are staffing, denials and prior authorization. None likely surprised the standing-room only audience in the Mandalay Bay Conference Center.