Waystar study finds 42% of hospitals, health systems face at least $1 million in annual payer recoupment requests

• Waystar and Modern Healthcare research released Oct. 22, 2026, highlighted growing financial exposure from payer recoupments across healthcare providers.
• 42% of hospitals and health systems face annual recoupment requests of at least $1 million, including 10% facing $25 million or more.
• Among healthcare organizations, 83% lack full visibility into recoupment root causes; 90% lack full visibility into whether recoupments were preventable.
• Post-payment adjustments affect cash flow forecasting at 74% of healthcare organizations, complicating financial planning.
• While 33% of respondents use AI or automation, another 43% are actively evaluating solutions to improve recoupment management.

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