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Medicare Advantage has been a tremendous growth story in recent years. Today, however, new risks are emerging from both providers and regulators that could stall and perhaps even reverse the growth strides health plans have made in the MA market.

Hospital leadership faces an undeniably hard challenge: regaining financial stability, finding a relevant post-Covid competitive vision, and energizing teams with a renewed sense of purpose. But fighting back is the hospital job of the moment.

Hospitals’ financial performance worsened in July as volumes fell, but margins remain improved from 2022. The median Kaufman Hall Calendar Year-To-Date Operating Margin Index reflecting actual margins was 1.3% in July.

After years of monetary tingle, a more restrictive stance from the Federal Reserve is creating a chill. A sustained higher interest rate environment may require finance teams to rethink external capital formation strategies.

In this webinar hosted by Russell Investments, Thomas Jefferson University’s SVP and Chief Investment Officer Alfred Salvato describes the benefits of implementing a strategic resource allocation framework across the organization’s balance sheet assets.

The rating committee is central to the rating process: all rating decisions are made by the committee, not an individual. In her new blog, Lisa Goldstein identifies five things to know about what happens in a rating committee.

Fitch Ratings recently downgraded the United States’ long-term rating. Healthcare confronts a different manifestation of the same pressures confronting the U.S., and the lesson for leaders is that governance and planning systems matter.

During times of financial challenge, hospitals tend to aggressively cut back on both planning and the execution of overall strategy. But is this the right road for hospitals to take at this time?

Most hospitals underperformed in June as high expenses and economic pressures persist. As margins continue to stabilize on the surface, the gap between high-performing hospitals and those struggling in this new “new normal” is widening.

Physician and provider productivity is on the rise as patients increasingly seek care in ambulatory settings. However, increased revenue and productivity in Q2 was not enough to offset rising expenses as the median investment/subsidy per provider still rose 5% year-over-year to $224,243.

For the Federal Reserve, a soft landing means we arrive at the 2% inflation target without a recession. For healthcare, a soft landing is operating and investment entity recovery that stabilizes credit positioning and facilitates capital formation.

C-suites across America are moving to stronger measures to assure the financial survivability and competitiveness of their organizations. Data and analysis suggest that reductions in force are among the measures being taken today.