In this article featured in HFM Magazine, author Michael Nugent discusses the challenges of, and the recommendations for, budgeting for top-line growth in a post-reform environment for providers and healthcare finance executives. Nugent touches on the most common budget-related questions asked by healthcare CFOs and the difficulties in making budget projections. Nugent also provides recommendations for succeeding in a post-reform world with various case studies that provide support for his ideas. Nugent suggests that healthcare CFOs update their budgeting process, anticipate different scenarios and take a team-based approach.