Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last Ratings Matter, But Long-Term Viability Matters More “Will I be downgraded if my organization’s margins decline because I am investing for its future?” This is one of the most common questions that provider organizations ask ratings... Blog Driving New Roads with Old Maps Healthcare issuance has been relatively modest over the past several weeks, with a mix of tax-exempt and taxable transactions across the credit curve. Transactions continue to get done... Blog Can Governance Be Measured? Almost everything that not-for-profit hospital ratings analysts evaluate can be measured, quantified, and databased. Except for one: governance. Blog Higher Rates and Capital Structure Management As organizations consider how to respond to rising rates, one option is introducing capital structure risk: using floating rate products, put bonds, or other structures that move debt to a lower cost point on the yield curve in exchange for assuming risk. Blog Managing Market Issues and Opportunities Amid Complex Pressures Debt issuance has been modest, but there is significant building supply. The issuance context is continuing benchmark and credit spread disruption as markets react to competing... Blog Reviving Revenue in the Post-Pandemic World As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we face a changed reality. Expenses—particularly labor expenses—have reset at a higher level. Inflation is rising at rates not seen since the... Blog Repricing Risk Healthcare issuance kicked back in this week with borrowers confronting varied pricing performance, especially in the tax-exempt sector. We are in a period where risk appetites and risk... Blog What the Yield Curve Is Saying The market environment remains challenging given both rising benchmark rates and volatile spreads along the credit spectrum. It all starts with Treasuries but radiates out to MMD and... Blog The Growing Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing in Not-for-Profit Healthcare Interest in ESG investing has grown at a rapid pace, but disclosure standards are still developing. Health system leaders should carefully consider the pros and cons of ESG disclosure. Blog Hope Doesn’t Pay Debt Service…or Does It? “Hope doesn’t pay debt service” is a message I heard repeatedly from many hospital executives during my years as a ratings analyst. Any astute finance executive or finance committee... Blog Inflation and the Holding Company Threat The market environment remains challenging given sharply higher benchmark rates and continued uncertainty around credit spreads. Transactions are moving through the process but each one... Blog Covenant Management in Uncertain Times The first quarter of 2022 will undoubtedly be one of the most financially challenging periods for not-for-profit hospitals. Blog Pagination First page First Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last
Ratings Matter, But Long-Term Viability Matters More “Will I be downgraded if my organization’s margins decline because I am investing for its future?” This is one of the most common questions that provider organizations ask ratings... Blog
Driving New Roads with Old Maps Healthcare issuance has been relatively modest over the past several weeks, with a mix of tax-exempt and taxable transactions across the credit curve. Transactions continue to get done... Blog
Can Governance Be Measured? Almost everything that not-for-profit hospital ratings analysts evaluate can be measured, quantified, and databased. Except for one: governance. Blog
Higher Rates and Capital Structure Management As organizations consider how to respond to rising rates, one option is introducing capital structure risk: using floating rate products, put bonds, or other structures that move debt to a lower cost point on the yield curve in exchange for assuming risk. Blog
Managing Market Issues and Opportunities Amid Complex Pressures Debt issuance has been modest, but there is significant building supply. The issuance context is continuing benchmark and credit spread disruption as markets react to competing... Blog
Reviving Revenue in the Post-Pandemic World As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, we face a changed reality. Expenses—particularly labor expenses—have reset at a higher level. Inflation is rising at rates not seen since the... Blog
Repricing Risk Healthcare issuance kicked back in this week with borrowers confronting varied pricing performance, especially in the tax-exempt sector. We are in a period where risk appetites and risk... Blog
What the Yield Curve Is Saying The market environment remains challenging given both rising benchmark rates and volatile spreads along the credit spectrum. It all starts with Treasuries but radiates out to MMD and... Blog
The Growing Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing in Not-for-Profit Healthcare Interest in ESG investing has grown at a rapid pace, but disclosure standards are still developing. Health system leaders should carefully consider the pros and cons of ESG disclosure. Blog
Hope Doesn’t Pay Debt Service…or Does It? “Hope doesn’t pay debt service” is a message I heard repeatedly from many hospital executives during my years as a ratings analyst. Any astute finance executive or finance committee... Blog
Inflation and the Holding Company Threat The market environment remains challenging given sharply higher benchmark rates and continued uncertainty around credit spreads. Transactions are moving through the process but each one... Blog
Covenant Management in Uncertain Times The first quarter of 2022 will undoubtedly be one of the most financially challenging periods for not-for-profit hospitals. Blog