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title: Care Management Weekly News Update 9-25-25
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## [Care Management Weekly News Update 9/25/25](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/care-management-weekly-news-update-9-25-25)

Posted by [DeAnn Dennis](https://www.avicenna-medical.com/blog/author/deann-dennis) on Thu, Sep 25, 2025 @ 11:45 AM

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The number of hospitals [facing](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/prospective-payment-systems/acute-inpatient-pps/fy-2026-ipps-final-rule-home-page#Tables) readmission penalties of at least 1% is set to increase in fiscal year 2026, according to preliminary data from CMS released Sept. 19. Beginning Oct. 1, 240 hospitals (8.1%) will be subject to penalties of 1% or more under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. That is up from 208 hospitals (7%) in fiscal 2025.

# [What’s driving urban hospital closures? 6 GAO findings](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/whats-driving-urban-hospital-closures-6-gao-findings/)

Urban hospitals have faced mounting pressures in recent years, with closures outpacing new openings from 2019 to 2023, according to a recent [report](https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-25-106473/index.html?_gl=1*534vlk*_ga*Mzk2OTU1ODcwLjE3NTg2MzU3NjI.*_ga_V393SNS3SR*czE3NTg2MzU3NjIkbzEkZzEkdDE3NTg2MzU4NDMkajUwJGwwJGgw) from the Government Accountability Office. The GAO reviewed five urban hospitals that closed in 2022 and 2023 to better understand the financial and operational challenges leading to their shutdowns and how those closures reshaped community access to care.

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