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