Finance & Budgeting
Nationwide Children鈥檚 Hospital is now implementing what we believe is a truly neighborhood-driven and co-designed community investment initiative in Columbus, Ohio.
A recent AHA survey of hospitals and health systems found that 89% of respondents experienced an increase in payment denials over the past three years, and 51% reported experiencing a 鈥渟ignificant鈥 increase in denials.
The House Ways and Means Committee today started its budget reconciliation markup of the Build Back Better Act, which will consider a number of health care provisions, including workforce issues; extending the expanded Affordable Care Act Marketplace premium tax credits from this year鈥檚 COVID-19鈥
The House Appropriations Committee voted 33-25 to approve legislation that would provide $253.8 billion in funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2022, a 28% increase over the prior fiscal year.
A new AHA data tool lets hospitals compare their financial and operational performance anonymously with their peers based on revenue flow.
President Biden May 28 submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year 2022.
President Biden today submitted to Congress his budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The budget primarily includes proposals from President Biden鈥檚 American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan. The budget includes a discussion of certain health care policies, such as a public option, lowering鈥
The AHA released a new fact sheet highlighting how hospitals and health systems continue to experience financial challenges more than a year into the COVID-19 public health emergency.
A new Kaufman Hall study is showing the extent to which hospitals鈥 finances continue to be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. health care system saves an estimated $122 billion annually by automating administrative transactions but could save $16.3 billion more by transitioning to fully electronic transactions, according to the latest annual CAQH Index.