Rural Health Transformation Program’s application deadline arrives, bringing states and hospitals a step closer to billions in funding dollars
In the final days before the application deadline for the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), states and hospitals were scrambling to present the relevant information to CMS in the best possible light. Nov. 5 is the deadline to for states to apply for a share of the $10 billion that will be made…
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.
Value-based care adoption grows, but challenges remain
In 2006, two renowned researchers introduced “The Value Equation” for healthcare: Value = Quality/Cost. It was the first step toward bringing the healthcare industry together in acknowledging two of the industry’s ugly truths. Costs of care were outpacing the quality of care received, yet the healthcare system was built around a fee-for-service payment model that…
Hospital merger tally increases as organizations come to grips with the policy environment
Hospital merger-and-acquisition (M&A) activity accelerated in Q3 2025, indicating that executive teams are getting a handle on the prospective impact of major healthcare policies. “Now that the One Big Beautiful Bill has passed, hospitals and health systems have more policy clarity to inform their growth strategies,” Anu Singh, managing director at Kaufman Hall, which published…
FastFinance: Good faith estimate rules coming
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. Congress is pressing CMS to release long-delayed rules that would implement requirements that providers create good faith estimates for their patients. Also, this week’s Weird Number: As of July, 96.5% of…
Rethinking the Agency Model: Building Hospital-Owned, AI-Supported Contracted Workforces
This white paper will help guide hospital leaders through the process of building their own efficient and inexpensive internal contracted workforce.
Hospitals brace for looming federal cuts in Medicaid and elsewhere
The historic healthcare policy changes — and associated Medicaid cuts — in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act have left it to the states to figure out how to keep their residents insured and healthy with $1 trillion less in federal funding. With impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA, including a…
David Johnson: Dueling visions for healthcare’s AI-powered future
As giants in the world of technology, Epic’s Judy Faulkner and Alphabet’s Ruth Porat are among America’s most prominent business leaders. In keynote addresses delivered three days apart in August, they offered sharply differing perspectives on AI’s emergent capabilities — and starkly different ideas regarding its application to healthcare. For me, the differences call to…
The latest on budget talks, rural healthcare funding and a controversial payment policy
HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discuss the latest in healthcare finance news. Also in this episode, Brad Dennison, HFMA’s Vice President of Content, talks with Rich Daly about the new Fast Finance podcast.
Rethinking Service Lines: Expand, Evolve, or Exit?
This tool empowers healthcare leaders to make smart, intentional choices that align with their mission, support operational and financial performance, and prepare their organization for what’s next.