HFMA’s FastFinance newsletter is now a podcast. Host Rich Daly discusses the most current and relevant healthcare news, delivered in an easily digestible format. MedPAC found increasing local Medicare Advantage enrollment had little effect on hospitals' margins. But some have questioned those findings.

Also, this week’s Weird Number: As many as one million patients fall in hospitals each year, which brings large costs.

One More Thing: Learn why and how commercial payers are increasingly targeting hospital costs.

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HFMA's Nick Hut and Shawn Stack discuss the latest in healthcare finance news.

HFMA’s FastFinance newsletter is now a podcast. Host Rich Daly discusses the most current and relevant healthcare news, delivered in an easily digestible format. Medicare enrollees' out-of-pocket drug costs have jumped this year, according to recent research. Learn what effects researchers expect.

Also, this week’s Weird Number: 95% of business leaders expect no measurable business return from their AI pilot programs.

One More Thing: Learn which hospitals are most vulnerable to proposed cuts in Medicare bad debt payments.

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Mayank Pant from IKS Health talks about why healthcare organizations haven't been able to overcome longstanding challenges, and Nick Hut talks with HFMA Policy Director Katie Gilfillan about the 2026 Medicare Proposed Rule on physician fee schedule.

HFMA's popular FastFinance newsletter is now a podcast. Host Rich Daly discusses the most current and relevant healthcare news in a quick, digestible format. In this episode:

Hospitals’ financial performance continues to improve this

Also, this week’s Weird Number: One million people have

One More Thing to know is that hospitals and health systems

Nick Hut and Shawn Stack discuss OPPS and IPPS, and Aaron Shimoff from Athena Health discusses how to stay on course in an ever-changing healthcare landscape.

Nick Hut and Shawn Stack talk about the 2026 Medicare proposed rule for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System and why it could have a more significant impact on hospitals than rules from previous years. Also in this episode, Aneal Gadgil from Abridge discusses clinical documentation and coding.

HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut talks with policy directors Shawn Stack and Andrew Donahue about the hospital impact of the Big Beautiful Bill. Garett Jackson from Intuitive Health talks about a hybrid emergency department/urgent care model to cut down on ED overuse.

HFMA's Nick Hut and Shawn Stack talk about the latest from Washington.

Danelle Newman from OSS Health discusses how to strike a balance in vendor and staffing management. Also in this episode, HFMA Senior Editor Rich Daly talks with HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack about the House-passed reconciliation package.