Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 15, 2024

Leading senators want Department of Health and Human Services, insurers and hospitals alike to know they’re keeping a close eye on the fallout from Change Healthcare’s cyberattack.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mike Miliard, Susan Morse and Emily Olsen – executive editors of Healthcare IT News , Healthcare Finance News and MobiHealthNews , respectively – sat down recently to gaze into the future and discuss what they see for the year ahead in their own fields of coverage. But we had a go at it anyway. Like what you hear?

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 29, 2024

Financial troubles and a flurry of planned hospital divestitures have landed for-profit Steward Health Care squarely in the public and lawmakers’ crosshairs. Millions in unpaid rent and other signs of financial distress have led the for-profit to explore divestitures and other potential strategies in Massachusetts and Texas.

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Fierce Healthcare

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Hospital finances 'not out of the woods yet' as delta fuels high-acuity stays in August. Mon, 09/27/2021 - 15:24.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Citing dire finances, Providence shutters 27 Southern California retail clinics. Tue, 11/22/2022 - 15:49.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Highmark posts $268M loss across three quarters as investments, labor issues ding finances. Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:45.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 17, 2023

One half-of health care financial leaders plan to invest in technology to cut costs — and most believe that AI has the potential to re-define the entire finance function as they look to Leading the transformation, a study conducted by U.S. health finance leaders thinking about emerging technologies. Bank among U.S.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 28, 2024

Hospital operations broadly maintained their strong momentum through February thanks to high revenues and quicker discharges, though the month’s metrics aren’t yet showing the full impact of Change | Monthly hospital sector data show higher revenues, shorter length of stay and lower per-discharge expenses in February.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

It provides financing for unusually large claims or claim totals.” What are stop loss provisions? Stop-loss insurance is a form of insurance where an outside insurer agrees to cover self-insured employer claims in excess of some prespecified limits. How many workers are included in these types of firms? Doshi et al.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

CommonSpirit Health reported Thursday a $356 million operating gain (3.5% operating margin) for the three months ended Dec. |

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 25, 2022

an oncology real-world data and analytics company, announced its latest financing by an investment fund managed by Deerfield Management and additional capital from existing investors. What You Should Know: – COTA, Inc., Katten Muchin Rosenman acted as legal advisor to Deerfield Management on this transaction.

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Healthcare ECONOMIST

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Based on some recent reports, hospital finances in 2022 look poor. Government cash infusions from COVID-19 were helpful during the pandemic but have largely disappeared. At the same time, costs for labor and supplies have risen. Adding on to these financial pressures is the recent rise in the number of RSV cases.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 19, 2024

million in growth equity financing to build out its staff and commercial developments. | Portable defibrillator company Avive Solutions raised $56.5 The company, which launched in 2017, has contracts with four cities for its network of AEDs to improve survival rates of sudden cardiac arrest.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With the unpredictable venture capital market, startups offering telehealth services increasingly find themselves evaluating alternative financing options. Here’s how I came to see alternative financing as the ideal way to fund my startup’s expansion. It was our success that made us attractive for alternative financing, after all.)

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Health Care Dive

MAY 5, 2022

Four court decisions on the legality of the restrictions — two in favor of drugmakers and two against — are currently pending appeals.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 26, 2023

What You Should Know: – Autonomous coding enjoys a high level of trust among healthcare finance professionals who use or plan to use the technology, according to new survey from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) on behalf of AGS Health.

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Fierce Healthcare

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Senate Finance Committee sent letters to multiple insurance marketplaces, seeking additional details on the marketing strategies they use to reach potential Medicare Advantage enrollees. |

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 15, 2024

Nearly every hospital is feeling the consequences of Change Healthcare’s cyberattack on their finances, patient care delivery, or both, according to reports from almost 1,000 hospitals compiled by | Almost 60% of surveyed hospitals reported at least $1 million of impacted revenues per day, and 74% said that the incident has had "direct" implications (..)

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Home Health Care

JUNE 8, 2022

CareBridge – a value-based solutions platform for home- and community-based services – has closed on $140 million in financing. ” The financing round values the company at over $1 billion, according to the release.

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Health Care Dive

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s the latest picture of how exorbitant healthcare costs in the U.S. are increasingly impacting the financial stability of Americans, especially older adults.

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Home Health Care

MARCH 20, 2024

Traditions Health appoints VP of finance and controller Traditions Health has promoted Todd Scott to the role of vice president of finance and controller. He previously served as the director of accounting and finance. Scott first joined Traditions in 2022.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 13, 2024

HiLabs, an AI-powered health tech company helping plans improve member experience, raised $39 million in a series B financing round, led by growth equity firm Denali Growth Partners and VC firm Eig | An AI-powered health tech company helping drive down operational costs for healthcare organizations and improving member experience for payers pocketed (..)

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Home Health Care

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The San Francisco-based company announced Tuesday it has raised $70 million in Series E funding, in addition to securing $300 million in debt financing. Baillie Gifford led the equity financing, with participation from existing investors. You have to be a more mature company to be able to utilize debt financing,” Sternberg said.

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Etactics

MAY 3, 2022

In-house dental financing. Benefits of In-House Dental Financing The fact that you’re reading this blog post tells me that you’ve already heard a little bit about in-house dental financing. Dental Organization Benefits Let’s start with the benefits of in-house dental financing for your organization. Conclusion.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

What You Should Know: – PayZen , the fintech company tackling healthcare affordability with personalized, no-cost patient financing solutions raises a $220 million growth round.

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Instamed

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In a fast-moving, unpredictable environment, healthcare finance leaders must stay ahead of the trends most likely to impact their business. 2022 has been challenging for healthcare finance leaders. The post 5 Key Payment Trends Healthcare Finance Leaders Need to Know appeared first on InstaMed.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

billion financing will help RI RCM tackle the industry’s labor and reimbursement challenges and help healthcare provider organizations reduce costs, increase revenue, and improve the patient experience. Financing Details. – This $2.3 R1 RCM used the facility, which increased its borrowing capacity from $1.2 billion to $2.3

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

More than 10,000 practices use Scratch’s payment and financing tools, and the company is on track to have processed nearly $1 billion of patient payments by the end of 2022.

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Health Care Dive

APRIL 23, 2024

In two final rules issued Monday, the CMS also moved to crack down on financing gimmicks used by states and hospitals to increase federal Medicaid funding — though not until 2028.

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Fierce Healthcare

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Cano said that it has secured a $150 million commitment in debtor-in-possession financing from some of its lenders, which is subject to court approval. Cano Health today announced its intentions for file for bankruptcy in an effort to stay afloat after incurring nearly $1 billion in debt.

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Health Populi

APRIL 25, 2023

The post Health Care Financing: How Inflation and Health Care Prices Could Hit the U.S. This is, to be sure, going to be a discussion/debate point in the U.S. approaching the 2024 November elections for Congressional platforms along with what the next President elected talks of doing to re-build a more resilient U.S.

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Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 16, 2024

Two Chairs, a hybrid behavioral health provider, has closed $72 million in a series C equity and debt financing round. | The company operates in three states with plans to expand to new markets. It will also use the latest capital to beef up its technology.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Seniors are forced to navigate a convoluted Medicare Advantage (MA) landscape for healthcare coverage, often only to be denied care, experts told legislators during a Senate Finance Committee heari | Senators and experts agreed Wednesday that marketing practices from Medicare Advantage plans are often overwhelming for seniors.

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Health Care Dive

JANUARY 24, 2024

The head of the Senate Finance Committee sent letters to several health insurance exchanges on Tuesday, as part of an inquiry into allegedly predatory Medicare Advantage marketing to seniors.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 27, 2024

Steward Health Care is planning to sell off its physician group to UnitedHealth Group’s Optum in order to right its struggling finances, according to documents filed with Massachusetts state regula | The proposed deal is under review from Massachusetts' healthcare regulator, but has already drawn antitrust concerns from federal lawmakers who pointed (..)

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Home Health Care

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Nick Muscato, senior vice president of finance at Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys Inc. The post Future Leader: Nick Muscato, Amedisys Senior Vice President of Finance appeared first on Home Health Care News. To see this year’s future leaders, visit [link]. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers.

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Fierce Healthcare

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Legislative spotlight was put back on pharmacy benefit manager reform and mental health in a comprehensive draft packaged presented by the Senate Finance Committee, which was passed Wednesday 26-0. | A comprehensive healthcare package garnered near unanimous approval on Wednesday, which could lead to big changes for PBMs down the road.

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