Fitch: Preserving Profitability No. 1 Challenge for Healthcare Next Year

Of all the challenges facing the healthcare sector in 2014, maintaining profitability will be the most pressing, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.

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Hospitals represent the largest category of healthcare spending in the U.S., and their profitability will be at risk for the foreseeable future as Medicare and Medicaid are a “perennial focus of deficit reduction negotiations,” according to the report.

Read the full article on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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