April 2025

Keeping Track of HHS Reorganization

Late last week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a major reorganization and downsizing of its agencies and operations.  Those efforts have already begun, and the following is a selection of news reports describing the changes that have taken place so far: Washington Post – “Major cuts are set to hit HHS. Here’s what’s affected” (March 27) (subscription required) Healthcare Dive – “Trump administration to shut down CMS, HHS minority health offices amid restructuring” (March 31) Fierce Healthcare – “Sweeping health agency cuts at FDA, CDC, CMS and more divisions begin” (April 1) Healthcare Dive – “HHS begins [...]

2025-04-02T11:08:05-04:00April 2, 2025|Uncategorized|

Non-Profit Hospitals See Improved 2024 Financial Performance

Non-profit hospitals performed better financially in 2024 than they did in 2023, according to a new analysis by Fitch Ratings. Attributing the improved performance to improved volume and revenue and reduced upward pressure on labor costs, Fitch found that the median operating margin among non-profit hospitals rose from -0.5 percent in 2023 to 1.2 percent in 2024. Although improved, non-profit hospital financial performance has not returned to its pre-pandemic levels.  Even so, they appear to have survived the unwinding of increased pandemic-era Medicaid enrollment, with Medicaid’s median share of their gross patient revenue declining only from 16.6 percent to 16.2 [...]

2025-04-01T11:25:22-04:00April 2, 2025|hospitals|
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