Medicaid expansion improved financial performance for healthcare providers and was associated with lower uncompensated care costs and higher revenues. Medicaid expansion has positively impacted healthcare providers by boosting financial performance and resulting in payer mix improvements, data from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found. All but 11 states have expanded Medicaid eligibility as of January […]
Provider profit margins might increase after the COVID-19 pandemic based on three key shifts in payer mix and care delivery. Healthcare providers faced a rough couple of years as the COVID-19 pandemic dampened financial growth, but the post-pandemic future should create a favorable environment for provider profit margins, according to a new report. The report […]
Data was big in revenue cycle challenges long before “Big Data” was a buzzword. The same goes for the challenges that come with it. For years, revenue cycle challenges for leaders have looked for answers to common hurdles like missing or incorrect charges, payment file problems, and data transfer timing delays. Big Data and advanced […]