Becker's Healthcare March 11, 2025
The pandemic deepened the wedge between the health systems and insurance companies as hospitals incurred steep costs and rising expenses without seeing a similar increase in reimbursement rates.
Some health systems have cut ties with payers while others fought public, and private, battles for higher rates. Greg Poulson, Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health’s senior vice president and chief policy officer, recognized the strife but is hopeful for the future.
“At the end of the day, I think all of our peers would say one of the biggest challenges we are seeing are commercial insurers really not paying us for what we are due,” said Mr. Poulson during an episode of the “Becker’s Healthcare Podcast.” “That could be a combination of...
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