title: Blessings from above. Large Catholic healthcare systems have seen their revenue, profits rebound. How will that affect spending on charity care?
abstract: The U.S. Catholic healthcare system is healthy financially, but providers are warily expecting cuts in federal reimbursement. Large systems have worked to become more efficient and profitable, and those efforts are paying off. "We are doing well. We've continued to improve our operating margins," says Kris Zimmer, left, an executive at SSM Health Care.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D002608:Charities / Q000191:economics; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations / Q000191:economics; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D016519:Hospitals, Religious / Q000191:economics*; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000191:economics*; D007182:Income / Q000639:trends; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States