The American Medical Association House of Delegates approved new prior authorization reform policies during its annual meeting. 

Understaffing is the top workforce challenge facing health system revenue cycle departments, according to a June 4 report from Sage Growth Partners. 

Columbus-based OhioHealth plans to outsource its home health and hospice services to Compassus, a company that specializes in providing integrated home-based care. 

On average, supply costs comprise about 10.5% of a hospital's budget, the American Hospital Association said its May 2 "Cost of Caring" report, citing data from Strata Decision Technology. 

The American Hospital Association has pushed back against CMS' proposed Transforming Episode Accountability Model, which is part of the inpatient prospective payment system role for fiscal year 2025. 

University of Missouri Health Care Women's Hospital in Columbia, Mo., will close after it transitions all services to the new MU Health Care Children's Hospital and Birthing Center, which opened May 22. 

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 10 agreed to review a court ruling that sides with HHS on how the agency calculates disproportionate share hospital payments for Supplemental Security Income benefits. 

Med-Metrix has acquired revenue cycle management company Hospital Billing & Collection Service.

MLK Community Hospital in Los Angeles could face closure as it continues to deal with overwhelming patient volumes that exceed the safety net hospital's capacity.

Healthcare bankruptcies spiked in 2023 amid high debt levels and rising interest rates as 73 healthcare companies — including 12 hospitals and health systems — filed for bankruptcy. Private equity firms, which owned 21% of the healthcare companies that filed for bankruptcy last year, have come under greater scrutiny by lawmakers and other healthcare stakeholders. 

California lawmakers are considering a bill that would tighten oversight of private equity and hedge fund buyers of hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Denver Health is working with city council members on a November ballot initiative seeking a .34% sales tax increase that, if approved, would help pay for uncompensated care, NBC affiliate KUSA reported June 5. 

Doug Watson, CFO of Minneapolis-based Allina Health, is ready to hit the ground running with innovative ideas in his newly appointed role, after spending the past six months as interim CFO at the health system.

Researchers posing as underinsured patients found that while payment plan options are offered at most hospitals, details of those options "vary widely," according to a June 4 report from Los Angeles-based USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics. 

As HCA Healthcare shares continue their ascent, so too does the estimated net worth of co-founder Thomas Frist Jr., MD.

The American Hospital Association outlined several concerns with CMS' proposed inpatient payment proposal for 2025 in a June 5 letter to the agency. 

Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan is keeping a pulse on the bankruptcy hearings and scheduled sale of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's 31 hospitals with potential interest in some of the health system's Massachusetts facilities, Providence Business First reported June 4. 

The American Hospital Association told the House Energy and Commerce committees that it strongly supports the 340B Drug Pricing Program and opposes any efforts that would "diminish the value and scope" of the program.

Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health posted a $41.9 million operating loss in the second quarter of 2024, an improvement from a $50.6 million loss posted during the same quarter last year, according to its May 30 financial report. 

Wyoming County Community Health System in Warsaw, N.Y., has transitioned to a critical access hospital, effective May 16.