From a revenue perspective, hospitals’ investments in outpatient care are reaping dividends, and 2024 as an operating year was largely better than 2023.

This week’s graphic illustrates the challenging operating environment many rural hospitals find themselves in.

This week’s graphic highlights data from Kaufman Hall’s recently released 2024 Hospital and Health System M&A in Review report on the current dynamics in health system merger and acquisition (M&A) activity.

Following last week’s graphic on Medicare Advantage (MA) star ratings, this week we highlight how different types of MA plans perform along certain patient outcomes metrics.

With the new year marking the official start of another record-breaking year for Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment, this week’s graphic takes a look at MA star ratings.