Why Hospitals Are Losing the Financial Tug-of-War With Payers

Why Hospitals Are Losing the Financial Tug-of-War With Payers

Hospitals’ flat revenues are clashing with rising costs and excessive reimbursement denials from payers, said Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC. He warned that policy efforts focused solely on limiting provider payments ignore the larger issue of unchecked profits among payers, drugmakers and other healthcare industry players. The post Why Hospitals Are Losing the Financial Tug-of-War With Payers appeared first on MedCity News.

Drop in deals: Hospital mergers activity has slowed down

The number of mergers and acquisitions is well below the transactions seen a year ago.

Drop in deals: Hospital mergers activity has slowed down – RamaOnHealthcare

The number of mergers and acquisitions is well below the transactions seen a year ago.The pace of hospital mergers has slowed down.In the first half of the year, only 13 hospital mergers and acquisitions have been announced, according to Kaufman Hall, a healthcare consulting firm. In the first half of 2024, there were 31 mergers.We [...]