Budgeting: Regulatory items healthcare finance leaders must consider
HFMA’s Chad Mulvany provides a list of Medicare and Medicaid regulatory payment impacts to consider when developing budgets.
Jan. 27-31: Deadline to comment on health plan price transparency rule is among upcoming healthcare finance events
A complete listing of healthcare finance-related hearings, conferences, webinars, public forums and deadlines for the week of Jan. 27.
The yin-yang of Medicaid: Expected federal regulations will increase number of uninsured despite increase in states taking expansion dollars
Despite more states considering taking Medicaid expansion dollars, federal regulatory efforts may drive an acceleration in the number of uninsured.
HFMA’s December Chicago Seminars focus on revenue cycle essentials, value-based payment and chargemaster strategies
Register now at hfma.org/seminars to learn about the most pressing issues in the industry today during a two-day focused education Dec. 5 and 6 in Chicago.
Big divergence nationally found among hospitals both in billed charges and amounts paid
A national consultancy found large disparities in what hospitals charge and in the revenue they garner for most common services.
Many voters oppose giving government authority to set all healthcare prices
More voters oppose broad government rate-setting than support such an approach to addressing healthcare cost increases, according to a poll.
CMS extends comment period for health plan price transparency rule
CMS will accept feedback for an additional two weeks on a proposed rule requiring health plan price transparency.
How healthcare leaders can look beyond election years and business cycles to what really matters
Healthcare leaders should look beyond political and business cycles and focus on the issues that require their attention in 2020, says HFMA President and CEO Joe Fifer.
Cost transformation requires accountability
Incumbent providers will be put to the test as the healthcare business model shifts to a price-competitive, retail-focused market. All stakeholders within the organization must understand what is at stake and their responsibilities for achieving results.
A look into the cost-accounting systems of the future
Access to real-time data allows healthcare leaders to act on the activities that need immediate attention before they escalate to more serious problems.