Analysis of hospital association’s woes finds no ‘uniform narrative of financial distress’

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 562

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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An employer-led health care coalition has released its own review of hospital finance data — finding a “bifurcated” market — that disputes a largely gloomy report from the Indiana Hospital Association last week.

That analysis, prepared by the health care consultancy Kaufman Hall, found that operating margins at 53 hospitals in the state have declined as the national median has risen.

The Employers’ Forum of Indiana sought to replicate the findings, but said there …

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