2019

Source: HealthcareDive.com Date: 3/15/19 By: Les Masterson Medicaid work requirements could hurt hospital finances, though how a state’s payer mix and how it designs the regulation will influence the subsequent financial impact for providers, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund. Work requirements lead to fewer covered Medicaid beneficiaries. That results in hospitals […]

Source: Becker’s Hospital Review By: Ayla Ellison More than 15 percent of U.S. hospitals have weak financial metrics or are at risk of potential closure, according to Business Insider, which cited a recent report from Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley analyzed data from roughly 6,000 hospitals and found 600 of the hospitals were “weak” based on criteria for […]