Chicago, IL — December 3, 2025 — Hospital and health system operating margins remain thin, signaling ongoing financial pressures across the healthcare sector. New national data reveal...

CHICAGO, IL — November 4, 2025 — U.S. healthcare organizations continued to face mounting expense pressures at the end of the third quarter, with operating margins showing little change...

CHICAGO, October 22, 2025 – Strata Decision Technology welcomed healthcare finance leaders this week to LIFT25: The Strata Users Virtual Summit, held October 21–23. The annual event...

Chicago, IL – October 1, 2025 – Operating margins for U.S. health systems remained narrow in August, holding at a national median of 1.0% despite steady revenue growth, according to new...

Two New Strata Reports Highlight Mounting Expense Pressures and Potential Impacts of Tariffs, Medicaid Changes CHICAGO — Sept. 3, 2025 — Hospitals across the country are grappling with...

Consistent revenue growth helps offset rising drug and labor costs CHICAGO — July 29, 2025 — U.S. hospitals and health systems closed the second quarter of 2025 on relatively steady...

CHICAGO, IL — July 16, 2025 — Strata Decision Technology, LLC (Strata), a leader in the development of cloud-based financial planning, analytics, and performance tools for financial...

Consistent revenue growth helps offset rising drug and labor costs CHICAGO – July 1, 2025 – Hospital and health system operating margins held steady in May, as more than two years of...

CHICAGO – June 24, 2025 – Strata Decision Technology, LLC (Strata), a leader in the development of cloud-based financial planning, analytics, and performance tools for healthcare, today...

Gross revenues mark two straight years of monthly year-over-year growth CHICAGO – May 28, 2025 – Persistent growth in labor and non-labor expenses continued to pressure hospital and...

Analysis Highlights Enduring Challenges as Industry Anticipates Impacts of Federal Policy Changes CHICAGO – May 8, 2025 – Hospitals and health systems across the country saw notable...

Health system operating margins fall below 1% for first time in over a year CHICAGO – April 24, 2025 – Hospitals nationwide saw increases across most metrics to close the first quarter...