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Hospitals continue to lose significant money on employing physicians, and the original goals of care coordination and efficiency haven't materialized. Rising costs, declining reimbursement advantages, overutilization of low-margin services and administrative burdens are factors behind these unsustainable losses.

In today’s volatile healthcare landscape, CFOs are being called to step beyond traditional financial management and embrace a transformative leadership role.

The proposed NIH policy to cap indirect costs on research grants at 15% would strain academic medical centers (AMCs) and universities that rely on these funds to support essential infrastructure.

With extension of the 2017 tax cuts identified as a key priority for the incoming Trump administration, offsetting expense actions will be needed to avoid increasing the federal deficit. Hospital leaders should be prepared for potential cuts to both the Medicaid program and the enhanced ACA subsidies enacted in 2021.

As hospitals and health systems intensify their financial planning efforts, revisiting and refining the forecasting techniques and tools that guide their decisions has become paramount.

Kaiser Permanente’s Risant Health closes its Geisinger acquisition, and Optum plans to purchase Steward Health’s physician network.

In recent years, many healthcare organizations have invested less effort in long-range financial planning to confront more immediate challenges to their margins and balance sheets.

Our latest report uncovers emerging workforce spending trends.

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, our nation’s hospitals and health systems have coped with intense pressure on staff and resources. As hospital executives...

Given the number and magnitude of external pressures in higher education, the need for robust long-range financial planning is more critical than ever. In addition, Boards are increasingly asking for improved visibility into the longer-term financial trajectory of their institutions.

America’s hospitals face significant, ongoing financial instability as the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to fester.

Hospitals and health systems across the country continued to see gains in April compared to devastating losses in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Margins, volumes, and...