Hospital margins inched upward to “razor-thin, near-zero levels” in March, a month-to-month improvement driven by volume gains across inpatient and, to a greater extent, outpatient settings, according to the latest monthly report from Kaufman Hall. Still, the upward trajectory was held in check by higher expenses across labor and non-labor spending alike, the firm reported. These increases, alongside ongoing capacity and discharge bottlenecks, mean that most hospitals are still vulnerable should a recession or another public health emergency appear, Kaufman Hall wrote in the report.
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