Supreme Court rules in favor of HHS in DSH payment case, vaccine testing to change, Aetna to exit ACA marketplace.

Senior healthcare leaders and board members routinely ask us the following two questions.

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.

As Medicaid cuts look increasingly likely per Congress’ recently-passed budget plan, this week’s graphic uses survey data from KFF to take stock of the public’s view of the program.

UnitedHealth Group stock drops, eight artificial food dyes to be phased out, Eli Lilly oral GLP-1 pill has promising Phase 3 result

The critical link between patient access and loyalty means that even a modest increase in loyal patients can significantly boost revenue. Many health systems, however, capture less than half of a patient’s total healthcare spend due to poor access and scheduling inefficiencies.

In honor of Earth Day this Tuesday, this week’s graphic demonstrates the importance for hospitals to address climate change.

CMS proposed IPPS rate, Kennedy sets deadline to find cause of autism, President Trump to end “pill penalty”

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.

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

In conversations with hospital boards and C-suite leaders, a question frequently raised is: “Given such difficult operating circumstances, why are some hospitals successfully managing through – and others are not?”