FastFinance: Texas sues Epic; 340B lawsuit update
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. A list of alleged financial harms against hospitals are at the heart of Texas’ anticompetitive lawsuit again EHR vendor Epic. Learn why its details are required reading. Also, this week’s Weird…
Health systems face margin cuts of up to 13 percentage points in next 5 years, McKinsey analysis shows
A combination of federal policy changes and industry trends could cut health systems' margins by up to 13 percentage points in the next five years, according to a McKinsey analysis.
The shutdown continues, plus the latest on 340B
HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discuss the latest in healthcare finance news.
Employers seek strategies to control surging hospital costs
Employers are increasingly looking for ways to control hospital costs, such as using centers of excellence, site of care redirection, and direct contracting, as well as pushing for federal policy changes, in response to projected 2026 cost increases of nearly 10%.