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Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Brightspring Health Services, Inc. · 10-Q · Q2 FY2026 · Period ended Jun 30, 2026
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Impact of Inflation
Wages and other expenses increase during periods of inflation and when labor shortages occur in the marketplace. The impact of inflation on the Company is primarily in the area of labor costs. The healthcare industry is labor intensive. There can be no guarantee we will not experience increases in the cost of labor, particularly given the shortage of qualified caregivers in our markets, and since the demand for homecare services is expected to grow.
In addition, increases in healthcare costs are typically higher than inflation and impact our costs under our employee benefit plans. Managing these costs remains a significant challenge and priority for us. While we believe the effects of inflation, if any, and labor shortages on our results of operations and financial condition have not been significant, there can be no guarantee we will not experience the effect of inflation in the future.
In addition, suppliers pass along rising costs to us in the form of higher prices, which impacts us primarily in the area of pharmaceutical drug costs in our Pharmacy Solutions segment. Changes in costs of drugs can be accompanied by a change in rate that we pass along to our customers. Additionally, our supply chain efforts have enabled us to effectively manage and mitigate any inflationary impacts in our supply chain over recent years. However, we cannot predict our ability to cover future cost increases.
We have little or no ability to pass on certain of these increased costs associated with providing services to Medicare and Medicaid patients due to federal and state laws that establish fixed reimbursement rates.
Interest Rate Risk
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk related to changes in interest rates for borrowings under our First Lien Facilities. Although we hedge a portion of our interest rate risk through interest rate swaps, any borrowings under our First Lien Facility in excess of the notional amount of the swaps will be subject to variable interest rates. By using a derivative instrument to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates, we expose ourselves to credit risk due to the possible failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract.
As of June 30, 2026, our debt outstanding was $2.2 billion and we had interest rate swaps with a combined notional value of $1.5 billion that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk. A hypothetical 1% increase in interest rates would decrease our net income and our cash flows by $7.1 million on an annual basis based upon our borrowing level at June 30, 2026. The market risks associated with our debt obligations as of June 30, 2026 have not changed from those reported in “Part II. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 6 within the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes, included elsewhere in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.