Nearly six months have passed since Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared the coronavirus a public health emergency. Yet we still face the some of the most difficult economic headwinds in generations. Expanded federal unemployment benefits will expire in 18 days, and soon after ... READ MORE >
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After suffering losses, health care providers could face a reckoning on debt covenants
Few industries have felt as big an impact from the coronavirus pandemic as health care providers – not only from the risks taken on by front-line medical workers but also because of the significant disruption of their operations. On June 30, there will be a reckoning of sorts. That’s when the ... READ MORE >
Why health systems are buying into schools to offset their labor shortage
Some health care systems are using acquisitions to install their own talent pipelines in response to a shortage of skilled labor. In March, HCA Healthcare Inc., the large, publicly traded national hospital system, acquired a majority stake in Galen College of Nursing, a for-profit nursing school. In ... READ MORE >