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Interactive Guide: 2026 is a Revenue Cliff for Hospitals. Are You Exposed?

Federal policy changes are pushing denials upstream. See how to protect revenue now—before risk turns into write-offs.

Published January 23, 2026 2:43 pm

ACA subsidies have expired. Medicaid eligibility rules are tightening. Coverage instability is no longer theoretical. It’s already impacting your front desk. In 2026, small gaps in registration and authorization are rapidly turning into denied claims and uncompensated care. Revenue at Risk provides RCM leaders and CFOs with a practical, data-driven plan to eliminate this exposure and regain control of cash flow.

Access the guide to learn:

2026 Strategic Outlook Revenue at Risk A Practical Guide for RCM Leaders Facing Federal Policy Change Interactive Guide: 2026 is a Revenue Cliff for Hospitals. Are You Exposed? | maxRTE
  • The 2026 Policy Impact: Understand exactly how OBBB provisions and Medicaid shifts are driving coverage churn and procedural disenrollment.
  • The Cost of Manual Workflows: Use our interactive calculator to expose the labor waste and revenue leakage hiding in your manual workflows.
  • Where Denials Actually Begin: Discover why front-end data gaps are triggering downstream denials, even in “clean” billing environments.
  • Risk Reduction Without Headcount: Get a 5-point framework to automate eligibility, prior auths, and COB directly inside your EHR.
  • Recoverable Revenue: See how peer hospitals are identifying and reclaiming millions by fixing front-end blind spots.

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