--- title: Five To Save | More Money, More Problems. Less Money, More Problems, Too. description: Cash rules everything around medicine. The pressure to save is everywhere, creating problems between finance, supply chain, and the patient. image: https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/FTS%20-%20wallet%20empty-1.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-may-13-2019#main-content) [![Group 1211](https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/Group%201211.png)](https://www.z5inventory.com) - [Solutions](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions) - [Z5 Count](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-1) - [Z5 Fixed Asset](https://www.z5inventory.com/solution/fixedassetcount) - [Z5 Analytics](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0) - [Z5 Optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-0) - [Who We Serve](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2022) - Company - [About Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact-2021) - [Contact Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact) - [Careers](https://www.z5inventory.com/careers) - [Blog](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog) - [Login](https://prod.z5development.com/) # Five To Save | More Money, More Problems. Less Money, More Problems, Too. [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) 5/13/2019 ![The Z5 Piggy Bank is sad about its empty wallet. ](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20-%20wallet%20empty-1.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20-%20wallet%20empty-1.jpg)  Money talks. Money never sleeps. Money can’t buy me love. We’re told a lot about what money can and can’t do. We’re also told...  There’s no question about it. Hospitals – particularly the supply chain – are under pressure to reduce costs. So it’s no surprise that most of the articles we ran across this week went straight for the wallet. 1. [The stock market reacted wildly](https://www.axios.com/wall-street-health-care-stocks-medicare-for-all-bfacf73d-0ed7-47b2-a7a4-8c5ee86d9c2a.html) to speculation about the future of healthcare. First it seemed like everybody was going to take a hit. And now [we’re not so sure](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/06/sanders-spooks-stocks-as-trump-teaches-investors-to-expect-unexpected.html?). 2. In inventory management, volatility can be particularly damaging because of the [troubled relationship between Finance and Supply Chain](https://www.industryweek.com/supply-chain/supply-chain-management-doesn-t-belong-finance-department). 3. We can safely place part of the blame and thanks on ongoing [mergers and acquisitions activity](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/mergers-and-acquisitions-private-equity-healthcare-primed-continued-robust-activity). (By the way, it seems like some institutions are [better prepared for M&A than others](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/operations/academic-medical-centers-face-identity-overhaul).) 4. The good news? [Jobs in healthcare are up](https://www.healthcaredive.com/trendline/labor/28/). The bad news? Wages are not. ([Unless you’re a CEO](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/hospital-ceos-get-big-raises-despite-pressure-control-healthcare-costs).) 5. Consumers want to give healthcare money, as it turns out. They just want it to be [easier and more digital](https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2019/05/06/consumers-want-more-online-payment-options-for-healthcare/). (They also want easy access to pricing online, but that’s [a long way off](https://khn.org/news/feds-want-to-show-health-care-costs-on-your-phone-but-that-could-take-years/).)   Our best advice to you in this world where cash is king:   You're missing out on even more cash-related content (like the story of how pirates were the cause of the modern supply chain) if you're not signing up for our emails.  [![Okay, More Content Sounds Good](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2614227/c1ca75ea-2c89-4317-a875-851d5212ae27.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2614227/c1ca75ea-2c89-4317-a875-851d5212ae27) And as always, PLEASE comment below, [email us](mailto:info@z5health.com?Subject=Five%20To%20Save), etc. Tell us what you liked. What was helpful. 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