Operating margins of the largest for-profit health systems exceeded 2019 levels for the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic
Recent reports have raised concerns about the financial stability of hospitals amid disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the looming prospect of an economic recession. Large amounts of government relief helped support hospital margins in 2020 and 2021. However, industry reports suggest that the outlook for hospitals and health systems has deteriorated in 2022 …