Moody's Talks - Muniland

About Moody's Talks - Muniland

Hosted by Nick Samuels of the US Public Finance team, Muniland delves into the latest developments impacting the credit environment for states, local governments, healthcare, higher education and more. In each episode, Moody’s analysts join Nick in exploring the ramifications of the pandemic, climate change, cyber risk, federal policy, pension burdens and other deep-seated challenges.

Publisher

Moody's Investors Service

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Mar 2021

Latest episode

12 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

3 of 49 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   12 Dec 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Outlooks stable for healthcare and mass transit sectors in 2025

   Industry experts discuss the stable outlook for healthcare and mass transit sectors in 2025, highlighting revenue gains for hospitals and the increasing role of state and local taxes for transit systems.

2. 

   10 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Rising insurance costs indicate growing climate risk for state and local governments

   The availability and affordability of home insurance is declining as damage from hurricanes and wildfires becomes more frequent. That could have negative implications for property values and tax revenues, particularly in the most disaster-prone states.

3. 

   12 Sept 2024TRANSCRIPT

   US public schools grapple with depleted federal aid, rising salaries and falling enrollment

   The operating environment for K-12 districts is getting tighter as $190 billion in pandemic support ends, employee costs climb, and declining birthrates reduce the school-age population.

Inside a recent episode

Outlooks stable for healthcare and mass transit sectors in 2025

Published 12 Dec 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] What's driving that? Yeah, so we're expecting strong revenue growth of about 7 % in 2025. And it's really driven by a number of things. One, we're expecting a healthy increases in commercial insurance rates. We're expecting those to be in the mid single digit percentage range. And then we're also expecting continued recovery and patient volumes, especially on the outpatient side as we continue to see that industry shift from impatient to outpatient. And then lastly, we're expecting increased state funding in the form of state directed payment programs. And for those that don't know, those programs allow states to draw down matching federal funds using taxes that are levied on either hospitals or managed care companies. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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