HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance

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HFMA’s Voices in Healthcare Finance episodes

May 18 The hospital of the future with Jeni Williams
Erika Grotto talks with HFMA senior editor Jeni Williams about her new special report, Hospital of the Future. Nick Hut talks with Kathy Stull, HFMA's senior manager of revenue cycle analytics about prior authorization.

More:
CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule CMS-0057-F | CMS
2026 CMS Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs Proposed Rule | CMS
Health Plans Take Action to Simplify Prior Authorization - AHIP
26 min
May 04 The challenges of independent rural healthcare practices
Nick Hut provides an up-to-date look at the value-based payment model landscape. Erika Grotto talks with Ziad Khoury, MD and Jason McKitrick about the challenges and opportunities in rural health.
22 min
April 20 The IPPS FY 27 proposed rule, and how the industry can better care for women
Nick Hut and Kathy Stull discuss the latest in healthcare finance news, and Erika Grotto talks with Monica Christmas, MD, about how the healthcare industry can better care for women in perimenopause.

Further reading:
Inpatient Prospective Payment System FY27 proposed rule
CJR-X Model
24 min
April 06 A key antitrust case against providers, plus the marriage of patient experience and AI
Nick Hut and Shawn Stack discuss the latest in healthcare finance news. Erika Grotto talks with Jonathan Wiik of FinThrive about how a great patient experience and AI can go together.
Also in this episode, a fond farewell to Shawn as he departs the podcast and HFMA.
24 min
March 24 Landmark price transparency legislation in the works
Nick Hut and Shawn Stack discuss notable regulatory and legislative developments in price transparency including April 1 enforcement of new requirements.
20 min
March 09 The future of accountable care
Nick Hut and Katie Gilfillan discuss a new accountable care organization model on deck for 2027.
15 min
February 23 Consequences of new MA and ACA Marketplace regulations
Nick and Shawn discuss regulatory changes coming from CMS for the 2027 regulatory season.
19 min
February 11 Diving into the FY26 appropriations bill and CMS's new ACCESS Model
Katie Gilfillan discusses a noteworthy new payment model from CMS, and Nick and Shawn review of key healthcare aspects of the FY26 budget bill.
24 min
January 26 How a looming federal mandate will affect hospitals
Nick and Shawn discuss appropriations efforts and how various provisions will affect hospitals, specifically in outpatient department claims.
15 min
January 12 Dissecting early-year developments regarding the ACA, 340B and price transparency
Nick Hut and Shawn Stack kick off the year by discussing the expired subsidies for ACA coverage as well as developments in the 340B drug program and price transparency.
17 min

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