The End of Medicaid Continuous Enrollment: What Can Providers Do?

Insurance Discovery

On March 31, 2023, Medicaid continuous enrollment came to an end along with the temporary provisions of the COVID-19 public health emergency. The policy, introduced by the federal government under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), had been...

Rural Healthcare in the Aftermath of COVID-19: The Growing Costs of Uncompensated Care

Insurance Discovery

The rural healthcare landscape: a snapshot While the entire U.S. healthcare landscape has been deeply altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, rural health systems have been disproportionately devastated by its effects. In fact, hospitals in rural communities have been...

Stubborn Rise in Labor Expense Continues to Clobber Hospital Margins

Insurance Discovery

Gloomy month-over-month report points to higher salaries prompted by nationwide labor shortages. Hospitals hit by the recent Delta surge in the West, South and Midwest experienced the largest year-over-year margin declines for the month. For the second consecutive...

Hospital Revenues Heading Further South

Clients Served, Insurance Discovery

Christopher Fisher, CRCP-I, maxRTE Vice President Business Development Sicker patients, higher labor, supply and equipment costs, and deferred treatment adding up to a 2021 $54 billion loss in net income. Higher costs for labor, drugs and supplies, and continued...

Ask the Expert: Why Insurance Discovery Matters

Insurance Discovery

We’re putting insurance discovery software under the microscope to help you get the full picture, from every angle, about this topic. Since we’ve been helping health care organizations with their financial challenges for many years, we have a handle on the most common...

Uncompensated Care Crushing Hospital Finances, Threatening America’s Healthcare 

Insurance Discovery

The seemingly unstoppable growth of uncompensated care is a weighty financial burden borne by hospitals, threatening the long-term survival of these organizations and risking access to healthcare in the U.S. Digital solutions can lead the way back toward healthy...