Healthcare Financial Management Association
Coverage of Healthcare Financial Management Association in the Nexus archive.
- STAT+: At hospital finance conference, a call to end the friction that’s keeping costs high
The Healthcare Financial Management Association's annual conference highlighted the tension between the need for affordable healthcare billing and the presence of numerous revenue cycle vendors focused on maximizing insurer payments. The U.S. health care industry spends approximately $200 billion annually on financial transactions, including claims processing and collections.
- STAT+: Trump’s health care affordability czar touts Medicaid cuts to hospital leaders
Casey Mulligan, the Trump administration’s health care affordability czar, advocated for Medicaid cuts at a hospital finance leaders’ conference, highlighting the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s projected $510 billion savings over 10 years. The act aims to reduce state-directed Medicaid payments to providers, aligning them closer to Medicare rates by 2028.