The AHA said that 94% of hospitals reported damage to cash flow and more than half reported significant or serious financial damage due to Change's inability to process claims.
Patients who are medically cleared to be discharged from a hospital continue to stay much longer than they need to largely because they cannot get the ongoing specialized care they require.
In what could be a harbinger of things to come for struggling rural hospitals, Mahnomen Health will transition its 10-bed hospital to a rural emergency center starting Wednesday.
Funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which was created in 2021 infrastructure legislation, is set to dry up completely in June without action from Congress.
Walmart's decision to shutter its health clinics and virtual care services marks the most significant retrenchment yet from major retailers who sought to transform how healthcare is delivered.