Here are five articles published on Becker's Hospital Review this past week that offer insight on value-based payment models, cost of inpatient conditions and hospital bankruptcies and closures.
1. 5 latest hospital bankruptcies, closures
Five hospitals have filed for bankruptcy or closed since May 20.
2. Fewer than a quarter of US hospitals on track to hit value-based payment goal, survey finds
Hospitals are slowly progressing toward CMS' goal of transitioning half of payments to value-based care models by 2018, a new survey of healthcare executives from Health Catalyst reveals.
3. 20 most costly inpatient conditions
Total aggregate hospital costs for 35.6 million hospital stays totaled $381.4 billion in 2013, with 20 conditions accounting for nearly half of hospital costs, according to a statistical brief from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.
4. Achieving financial reporting harmony post-M&A
M&A continues to pick up speed in healthcare, generally producing expected results — planned benefits plus feared fragmentation. Among the many functions that may become at least temporarily stressed is finance.
5. Study finds ACA repeal would increase state spending by $68.5B: This and 3 more outcomes
Though repealing the Affordable Care Act would reduce federal healthcare spending, it would come at a high cost to states and reduce access to healthcare for middle- and low-income families, according to a new study from the Urban Institute.
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