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FastFinance: Hospital non-patient revenue; ACA plan changes

Published 4 hours ago

HFMA’s FastFinance newsletter is now a podcast. Host Rich Daly discusses the most current and relevant healthcare news, delivered in an easily digestible format.

Most hospital revenue is from non-patient-care sources, according to a new analysis. The shares of patient-care revenue vary widely by hospital type.

Also, this week’s Weird Number: 40%. That’s the increase in bad debt and charity per calendar day when comparing year-to-date 2023 to year-to-date 2026.

One More Thing: Hospital advocates raised a range of concerns about proposed changes to ACA marketplace plan rules for 2027, including allowing more to purchase catastrophic plans.

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