Nick Hut

Chicago

Managing Editor, Leadership and New Initiatives at Healthcare Financial Management

Developer of content about healthcare finance (it's actually way more interesting than you might think) and healthcare leadership for @hfmaorg.

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The financial cost of hospital and community violence

4 days ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

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More details on HHS budget proposals for FY26

5 days ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

An updated version of President Donald Trump’s FY26 budget request to Congress includes new information on how proposed spending cuts would affect HHS and its subsidiary agencies. As described in a summary, the request calls for “radical change” to improve the performance of the U.S. healthcare system, reiterating previously reported ideas for shrinking and restructuring HHS. The department’s budget would drop by $31.6 billion relative to FY25, coming in at $94.7 billion, for a reduction of 25%.
Dr. Oz describes a reimagined healthcare ecosystem at HFMA event

5 days ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

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Lessons from two advanced approaches to population health management

1 week ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

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CMS announces process change for short-stay inpatient claim reviews in Medicare

1 week ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

Recent CMS directives for hospitals include a process change regarding Medicare patient status reviews. Beginning Sept. 1, Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) will conduct the reviews used to determine the appropriateness of Part A payment for adjudicated short-stay inpatient hospital claims.
Working to steady the ship: 4 takeaways from the Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investor Conference

1 week ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

As described at a recent conference, hospitals and health systems are retaining a sense of optimism while navigating some of the biggest challenges the industry has seen. Pressures on both revenue and expenses require leaders to try innovative solutions while also continuing to master the nuts and bolts of hospital operations, C-suite executives said May 20-21 at the Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investor Conference, sponsored by HFMA, Barclays and the American Hospital Association.
New guidance makes hospital price transparency obligations more exacting

2 weeks ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

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House passes bill that would dramatically affect healthcare coverage

2 weeks ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

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Dr. Oz describes a reimagined, technology-driven healthcare ecosystem

2 weeks ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

A rapid acceleration of digital healthcare applications and a sharpened focus on fraud, waste and abuse will be central to the looming transformation of the U.S. healthcare system, Mehmet Oz, MD, administrator of CMS, told a healthcare audience Wednesday. Oz spoke May 21 in Manhattan at the Not-for-Profit Healthcare Investor Conference, sponsored by HFMA, Barclays and the American Hospital Association.
Court rules against drug companies on the question of a 340B rebate model

2 weeks ago | hfma.org | Nick Hut

Hospitals hoping to avoid having to use a rebate model in the 340B Drug Pricing Program received good news in court recently. A federal judge issued a May 15 written opinion that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) was within its rights to deny four drug manufacturers unilateral authority to implement a rebate model for providing 340B discounts.