Hospitals and health care providers now face intensified pressures arising from the pandemic, with the American Hospital Association reporting that the cumulative impact of such conditions could raise the serious threat of bankruptcy or closure for providers.[1]
Of all the industries most adversely affected by the global pandemic, the nursing care sector — comprised of both post-acute and long-term-care providers — has suffered greatly. The pandemic presented unthinkable operational challenges to the skilled-nursing sector in particular, resulting in significant adverse financial consequences.
Vast Upheaval to an Already Fragile Ecosystem
While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act provided $175 billion in relief funds to health care providers generally, those funds were not devoted solely to hospitals and were distributed based on various criteria that did not correspond to financial need.
The health care industry continues to face financial challenges, as evidenced by more chapter 11 bankruptcy filings and closures by hospitals and other providers, including long-term-care facilities.
Verity Healthcare Assistance of California scored a major victory in the U.S.
The Supreme Court handed a major procedural victory to hospitals in its June 3, 2019, opinion in Azar v. Allina Health Services.[1] By a 7-1 majority, the Court found that the government’s imposition of controversial Medicare payment calculations without a public notice and comment period violated the Medicare Act.
It is well established that health care businesses are confronted with significant financial challenges, including lower reimbursement rates, constant changes in the delivery of services, increased competition and the need for expensive capital improvements to adopt the latest technology. Recent political uncertainty and heightened government scrutiny has only exacerbated these challenges.
This panel hosted by the Asset Sales and Health Care Committees will discuss the Top 10 Issues to Be Aware of When Buying a Health Care Business, and How to Plan for the Inevitable Surprises.
Who Pays the Price for Health Care Insolvencies: the Consumer, the Vendors or the Public at Large?
Hemorrhaging Hospitals: Labor Issues in the Healthcare Insolvency E.R.
