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Rating Agency Spring 2026 Update

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By Robert Turner and Lisa Goldstein
60 min readMar 25, 2026
Financial sustainability

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Watch our recent Rating Agency panel discussion featuring colleagues from Moody’s, S&P and Fitch. Hear the latest on industry outlooks, rating activity through early 2026 and what this means for the not-for-profit healthcare sector.

Topics include evolving federal policies, capital planning given anticipated reimbursement changes, the use of artificial intelligence and how AI strategies are incorporated into bond ratings, the latest perspectives on non-traditional financing strategies such as energy as a service and other structures.

Speakers:

  • Daniel Steingart, Moody’s Investors Service
  • Suzie Desai, S&P Global Ratings
  • Mark Pascaris, Fitch Ratings

Moderators: Robert Turner and Lisa Goldstein, Kaufman Hall

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Robert Turner

Robert Turner

Managing Director, Practice Leader, Treasury and Capital Markets

Robert Turner leads Kaufman Hall’s Treasury & Capital Markets practice, with over 20 years of experience in healthcare and finance. He advises healthcare leaders nationwide on Treasury and Capital Markets topics, including credit and capital management, external financing, treasury operations, treasury platform merger integration and investment strategy. Mr. Turner’s capital markets expertise includes plan of finance development for public and...

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Lisa Goldstein

Lisa Goldstein

Managing Director

Lisa is a Managing Director in Kaufman Hall’s Treasury & Capital Markets practice and a member of the Thought Leadership team. She is a nationally recognized analyst, advisor, speaker, writer and expert on not-for-profit healthcare. Prior to joining Kaufman Hall, Lisa spent 30 years at Moody’s Investors Service, including 15 years serving as Sector Lead as Associate Managing Director for...

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