Tag Archives: Nonprofit

Nonprofit hospitals’ liquidity supports the ability to repay CARES Act loans, says Fitch

Repayment of loans provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is expected to begin soon. This has been a source of stress for some hospitals, but for nonprofits, there’s good news: This won’t materially affect their financial profiles, according to Fitch Ratings. Providers’ ratings… Read More: Nonprofit hospitals’ liquidity supports the ability to repay CARES Act… »

Here’s how nonprofit hospitals weathered the first half of 2020

The second quarter was an important marker for the healthcare industry as it captured the full weight of the COVID-19 pandemic’s drag on hospital operations. Many of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems have now disclosed either their second-quarter or six-month results via filings to bondholders. The results are mixed, but many experienced a drop… Read More: Here’s how nonprofit hospitals weathered the first half of 2020 »

Healthcare Sings The Non-Profit Blues

By MICHAEL TURPIN Powers once assumed are never relinquished, just as bureaucracies, once created, never die. Charley Reese As we ponder the 100 day count down to the Presidential Elections, the rhetoric and ranting swirling around the best solution for our nation’s healthcare crisis, is hitting decibel levels not heard since the passage of the… Read More: Healthcare Sings The Non-Profit Blues »

Comeback or blip? Nonprofit hospital margins show gains in 2018

Dive Brief: Nonprofit hospitals’ operating margins are improving after falling for the last two years, according to an annual report on hospital performance from Fitch Ratings. Smaller hospitals are driving the turnaround and it’s a notable trend because they’re not able to command higher rates from payers like their peers the “must-have” hospitals, according to… Read More: Comeback or blip? Nonprofit hospital margins show gains in 2018 »