By Ryan Rotar – Healthcare finance leaders are entering 2026 with a clear mandate to stabilize operations, protect margins and rebuild resilience. That “reset year” mindset is showing up across executive teams, with many leaders signaling a shift from crisis response to structural improvement.
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By Meredith Kirchner – Nearly 136 million Americans visit the ER each year for various reasons like chest pain, fever, and shortness of breath. Unfortunately, these high-cost care episodes, whether in ERs, trauma centers, or specialty facilities, carry significant financial burdens for both patients and healthcare systems.
By Mark Spinner – Every year, Americans are bombarded with financial advice like “sock away 12 months of living expenses.” But guidance like this feels increasingly tone-deaf when someone is hit with a $1,000 emergency room bill — and they don’t have the funds to pay it.
By Devin Partida – Effective cash flow management ensures hospitals have the resources to provide uninterrupted, high-quality patient care. These institutions face unique financial challenges, like managing expenses for medical supplies, equipment and staff salaries.
By Mark Spinner – More than half of all consumers plan to delay non-emergency but medically needed care (58 percent) or diagnostic tests (56 percent) following the COVID-19 outbreak, and the length of care delays increases among vulnerable populations, such as families with children and minorities, an AccessOne survey shows.
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