The operating performance of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems rated by Fitch Ratings improved in 2012. But last year may be the “high water mark” for hospital finances as demand from patients grows increasingly weak and reimbursement cuts continue, a Fitch analyst warns. FULL STORY »
Shareholders of Health Management Associates have voted to elect eight new directors to the chain's board, activist investor Glenview Capital Management said. FULL STORY »
An investment advisory firm has dealt a blow to Health Management Associates in recommending that shareholders vote to replace its current board of directors with eight new members. FULL STORY »
HMA is prepared to invite some of Glenview Capital Management's proposed nominees onto its board of directors, but the hedge fund is rebuffing the offer. FULL STORY »
By Beth Kutscher | August 03, 2013
| Print Magazine
The proposed $3.9 billion tie-up between Community Health Systems and HMA highlights the rise of the hospital mega-system as a response to declining inpatient volumes and payment rates. FULL STORY »
By Beth Kutscher | August 03, 2013
| Print Magazine
Community Health Systems faces pressure to sweeten its $3.9 billion cash and stock bid for Health Management Associates, with HMA's largest shareholder calling it too low. FULL STORY »
By Kate Brumback / Associated Press | August 01, 2013
A lawsuit says Tenet and Health Management Associates paid clinics to direct expectant mothers living in the U.S. illegally to their hospitals and filed fraudulent Medicaid claims on those patients. FULL STORY »
David Rothenberger will join Health Management Associates' Arkansas operations as CFO for Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, Ark., and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, Ark. FULL STORY »
Community Health Systems' $3.9 billion bid to acquire Health Management Associates is facing a skeptical reaction from the hedge fund shareholder that had been pushing for a deal in the first place. FULL STORY »
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