Healthcare DIVE January 24, 2025
However this year looks volatile, as the future of Medicaid state supplemental payment programs is uncertain and the threat of tariffs hang overhead.
Dive Brief:
- HCA Healthcare reported fourth quarter earnings on Friday that narrowly beat analysts’ expectations following back-to-back hurricanes this fall.
- The Nashville-based provider posted $18.3 billion in revenue for quarter, up 6% year over year. However, profit dipped compared to the same period last year, falling from $1.6 billion to $1.4 billion.
- Still, several analysts noted HCA’s financial guidance for 2025 is slightly more conservative than expected, raising concerns that Trump administration funding cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act could impact hospitals’ bottom lines.
Dive Insight:
Providers have weathered a series of financial...
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