Search Sort by Newest to OldestOldest to NewestRelevanceA-ZZ-A Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last A rural-academic partnership that’s working: Q&A with Columbia Memorial Hospital CEO Erik Thorsen A unique rural-academic partnership has enabled a critical access hospital to significantly expand access to services. At the same time, careful financial planning has supported debt issuance for a state-of-the-art facility for the community. Article Managing ratings as Medicaid reimbursement faces cuts Possible limitations on state directed payment programs could have a significant impact on many hospitals’ bottom line. Organizations should act now to model the impact and identify steps that could help mitigate it. Blog 10 Key Takeaways from the 2025 Spring Rating Agency Webinar The impact of federal policy changes on not-for-profit healthcare was the focus of Kaufman Hall’s 2025 Spring Rating Agency update. Our panelists from Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global discussed potential cuts to the Medicaid program, site neutral payments, the tax-exempt status of private activity bonds and tariffs and supply chain challenges. Blog Rating Agency Spring 2025 Update Watch our recent Rating Agency panel discussion featuring colleagues from Moody’s, Fitch and S&P. Hear the latest industry outlooks, rating activity through early 2025 and what this means for the healthcare sector. Webinar Leveraging Balance Sheet Strength to Promote Long-Term Sustainability The balance sheet serves three main purposes: as a shock absorber, financing mechanism, and profit center. By examining and engaging the full range of opportunities that balance sheet resources can contribute, organizations can enhance their long-term sustainability. Article Structured Real Estate Financing Alternatives: What to Know Hospitals seeking funds for capital needs are facing several challenges, which is driving interest in non-traditional financing structures, often involving real estate. Synthetic leases are one alternative, but they require a careful assessment of both their benefits and considerations that may make them a less attractive option. Article Gist Weekly: February 7, 2025 RFK Jr. clears Senate panel, federal and state policy battle over transgender care comes to head in New York, Moody’s downgrades health insurer credit outlook Blog The Implications of Losing Access to Tax-Exempt Financing Of the long list of possible federal budget cuts released on January 17, the suggestion to eliminate the tax-exempt status for interest payments on municipal bonds is an item of particular concern. While it is too early to wager on any of the items on the list, the implications of this move for not-for-profit hospitals would be severe. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman 2025 Healthcare Credit and Capital Markets Outlook Despite overall industry improvements for not-for-profit health systems, the divide between stronger and weaker performers continues to increase. Other challenges to the sector include the still-challenged labor market, the continued difficult payer environment and potential policy changes from the new Trump administration. Article Pace of Downgrades Slowed in 2024: Five Key Takeaways Downgrades continued to outpace upgrades in 2024 although at a lower rate than in 2023. Many of the downgrades reflected ongoing expense pressure that exceeded revenue growth. Rating affirmations remained the majority rating action in 2024, as in prior years. Blog Rating Agency Update: Supplemental Funding Programs, Cybersecurity, and Industry Outlooks Supplemental funding programs, cybersecurity risks, and industry outlooks were the themes of this year’s Therese L. Wareham Rating Agency Panel at the 2024 Kaufman Hall Healthcare Leadership Conference. Article Hospital Industry Enterprise Growth Strategy A growth strategy focused on access, accretive opportunities, and ambulatory represents a new “Triple A” for hospitals and health systems. Blog Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 … Next page › Last page Last
A rural-academic partnership that’s working: Q&A with Columbia Memorial Hospital CEO Erik Thorsen A unique rural-academic partnership has enabled a critical access hospital to significantly expand access to services. At the same time, careful financial planning has supported debt issuance for a state-of-the-art facility for the community. Article
Managing ratings as Medicaid reimbursement faces cuts Possible limitations on state directed payment programs could have a significant impact on many hospitals’ bottom line. Organizations should act now to model the impact and identify steps that could help mitigate it. Blog
10 Key Takeaways from the 2025 Spring Rating Agency Webinar The impact of federal policy changes on not-for-profit healthcare was the focus of Kaufman Hall’s 2025 Spring Rating Agency update. Our panelists from Fitch, Moody’s and S&P Global discussed potential cuts to the Medicaid program, site neutral payments, the tax-exempt status of private activity bonds and tariffs and supply chain challenges. Blog
Rating Agency Spring 2025 Update Watch our recent Rating Agency panel discussion featuring colleagues from Moody’s, Fitch and S&P. Hear the latest industry outlooks, rating activity through early 2025 and what this means for the healthcare sector. Webinar
Leveraging Balance Sheet Strength to Promote Long-Term Sustainability The balance sheet serves three main purposes: as a shock absorber, financing mechanism, and profit center. By examining and engaging the full range of opportunities that balance sheet resources can contribute, organizations can enhance their long-term sustainability. Article
Structured Real Estate Financing Alternatives: What to Know Hospitals seeking funds for capital needs are facing several challenges, which is driving interest in non-traditional financing structures, often involving real estate. Synthetic leases are one alternative, but they require a careful assessment of both their benefits and considerations that may make them a less attractive option. Article
Gist Weekly: February 7, 2025 RFK Jr. clears Senate panel, federal and state policy battle over transgender care comes to head in New York, Moody’s downgrades health insurer credit outlook Blog
The Implications of Losing Access to Tax-Exempt Financing Of the long list of possible federal budget cuts released on January 17, the suggestion to eliminate the tax-exempt status for interest payments on municipal bonds is an item of particular concern. While it is too early to wager on any of the items on the list, the implications of this move for not-for-profit hospitals would be severe. Thoughts from Ken Kaufman
2025 Healthcare Credit and Capital Markets Outlook Despite overall industry improvements for not-for-profit health systems, the divide between stronger and weaker performers continues to increase. Other challenges to the sector include the still-challenged labor market, the continued difficult payer environment and potential policy changes from the new Trump administration. Article
Pace of Downgrades Slowed in 2024: Five Key Takeaways Downgrades continued to outpace upgrades in 2024 although at a lower rate than in 2023. Many of the downgrades reflected ongoing expense pressure that exceeded revenue growth. Rating affirmations remained the majority rating action in 2024, as in prior years. Blog
Rating Agency Update: Supplemental Funding Programs, Cybersecurity, and Industry Outlooks Supplemental funding programs, cybersecurity risks, and industry outlooks were the themes of this year’s Therese L. Wareham Rating Agency Panel at the 2024 Kaufman Hall Healthcare Leadership Conference. Article
Hospital Industry Enterprise Growth Strategy A growth strategy focused on access, accretive opportunities, and ambulatory represents a new “Triple A” for hospitals and health systems. Blog