Threading the needle: Keys to balancing a vibrant workforce with financial success

Medicare Advantage Star ratings: Flat results, rising challenges

As Medicare Advantage recalibrates, both payers and providers are reassessing how to sustain performance and profitability amid tightening margins and evolving CMS standards.

OBBBA’s early shockwaves: Rural closures, rate cuts, and preemptive layoffs

The OBBBA will exacerbate ongoing structural margin and cost pressures. Healthcare organizations are taking steps to mitigate these impacts.

Children’s hospitals outperform adult hospitals but face growing financial and operational pressures

Latest credit ratings show sustained revenue growth for children’s hospitals, but profitability was the lowest in 5 years. Financial pressures from recent policy changes will require proactive steps.