Anemic post-pandemic operating margins probably won’t cause nonprofit hospitals to suffer credit downgrades “en masse.”

As Congress negotiates reimbursement rates, Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, is urging lawmakers to halt any further payment cuts that could compromise patient care and hospital services nationwide. 

When case volumes climb to 67-90 studies, error rates were 226% higher than those tackling 19 or fewer cases during their shift, experts reported. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont recently announced the new partnership with Open MRI, noting that it provides exams four times cheaper than other facilities. 

The two neighboring practices have joined forces to provide improved cardiovascular care for patients throughout the Sunshine State. 

The agency downgraded certain notes to “CC,” indicating the obligations are “highly vulnerable” to nonpayment, with default “expected to be a virtual certainty.”

Imaging advocacy groups including AdvaMed recently implored the U.S. General Services Administration to postpone the deal. 

Such insurers are slated to collect more than $7 trillion over the next decade, with MA now accounting for over 50% of all Medicare enrollment.