Healthy Outcomes: Rating agency perspectives related to healthcare systems

On this episode of Healthy Outcomes, our host Mark Ross interviews Kevin Holloran, Senior Director at Fitch Ratings, an international credit rating agency based out of New York and London. Together, they discuss the ongoing challenges in the industry and other topics affecting the credit ratings of hospitals and health systems.  

Topics of discussion include:  

• Challenges faced by healthcare systems in the past 12 months and those expected to persist in the next 12 months 
• Core credit drivers for healthcare systems 
• Primary causes of healthcare system rating downgrades 
• Impact of physician practices on credit ratings 
• Importance of financial ratios (margin, liquidity, capital structure) and those most relevant to healthcare systems 
• Outlook for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity and its impact on the ratings process 
• Key strategies healthcare systems plan to execute in the next three to five years 

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About our guest

Kevin Holloran 

Kevin Holloran is the senior director at Fitch Ratings. Prior to joining Fitch Ratings in 2017, Kevin spent 14 years at S&P Global Ratings (Standard & Poor’s) serving as both the analytical manager and sector leader for the U.S. not-for-profit healthcare group. In addition, Kevin is also a frequent commentary author and guest speaker.