Hospital Finances Begin to Stabilize

  • Apr 07, 2023

    Hospital margins are beginning to stabilize, with razor-thin margins likely becoming the new normal in the near future, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest National Flash Hospital Report. Based on data from more than 900 hospitals, the report found that hospitals’ median operating margins in February went down slightly at -1.1% from the previous month. Outpatient care is driving revenues, as patients continued to seek care away from inpatient settings due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, inflation and pricing pressures are leading to significant cost growth in supplies and services. Labor expenses, which shot up over the last three years, appeared to be holding steady. Read more
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  • Jinghong Chen

    Jinghong has been producing infographics and data stories on employer-sponsored insurance, public health insurance programs and prescription drug coverage for AIS Health’s Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits since 2018. She also manages AIS Health’s annual executive compensation database for top insurers and Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates. Before joining AIS Health, she interned at WBEZ, Al Jazeera English and The New York Times Chinese. She graduated from Missouri School of Journalism with a focus on data journalism and international reporting.

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