Vanguard Health Systems, Nashville, has received a bit of good news out of Arizona after losing a Medicaid managed-care contract from the state that will cost it significant segment revenue. FULL STORY »
Like their investor-owned counterparts, not-for-profit hospitals are expected to weather the impact of sequestration, but that doesn't mean the belt-tightening will be easy. FULL STORY »
Investor-owned hospital chains are expected to weather the impact of a 2% Medicare payment cut and other reimbursement pressures, according to credit rating agencies, which maintained a stable outlook on the sector. FULL STORY »
Addressing executives of the nation's investor-owned hospitals, acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner on Tuesday explained how the CMS will spend 2013 preparing for the health insurance exchanges set to begin next year—and how hospitals can engage in those efforts. FULL STORY »
Despite worries about a storm of reimbursement cuts expected to rain on all sectors of the healthcare industry, shares of for-profit hospital operators remained buoyant in the early weeks of 2013. FULL STORY »
Reporter Paul Barr recaps the highlights of Modern Healthcare's 19th Annual Mergers and Acquisitions Report. Joint venture deals continued to be popular in 2012, while not-for-profit hospitals and systems were big buyers and sellers. FULL STORY »
A judge has ordered HCA to pay a charitable foundation $162 million and undergo extensive auditing after finding HCA broke key agreements in its purchase of hospitals from Health Midwest in 2002. FULL STORY »
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