In this episode, Alan Condon, Editor-in-Chief at Becker&#x27;s Healthcare, examines how ACA coverage changes are affecting hospital finances, why elective surgery volumes are softening, and what these trends could mean for nonprofit health systems facing tighter margins.

Alan Condon on ACA Headwinds, Hospital Margins, and Slowing Elective Surgeries

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by clicking on the events tab in the upper right. This is Scott Becker with the Becker's Healthcare Podcast. I'm thrilled today to be joined by Alan Condon. And Alan joins us regularly to discuss typically financial and health system issues on the Becker Healthcare Podcast. He's an editor-in-chief at Becker Healthcare, a remarkable journalist. Alan, let me tee it up for you. What are a couple of stories you're watching currently in healthcare finance and healthcare systems?

Yeah, I think a really interesting time to kind of jump back on the podcast, Scott. I think we just finished covering the earnings calls from a lot of the big payers, a lot of the big for-profit health systems. So namely, HCA, CHS, UHS, and Tenet Healthcare.

Alan Condon on ACA Headwinds, Hospital Margins, and Slowing Elective Surgeries

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

Alan Condon on ACA Headwinds, Hospital Margins, and Slowing Elective Surgeries

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.