Moody's Investors Service news and information

Moody's Investors Service upgraded as many not-for-profit hospitals and health systems as it downgraded during the first three months of the year, but that trend is not expected to last, according to the rating agency.
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Hospitals last year turned to direct bank loans to limit risk from another short-term vehicle to finance capital spending, known as variable-rate demand bonds. Now, the body that oversees transparency in the...
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Moody's Investors Service said no rating changes are expected to follow its newly released credit-rating methodology for not-for-profit hospitals.
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Outmatched board members would be ousted from New York hospitals by the state under a proposal released last week by notable health policymakers.
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A tougher Food and Drug Administration approval process and increasingly cost-conscious hospitals are factors pushing medical suppliers and devicemakers to pursue buybacks, dividends or acquisitions to appease shareholders in the wake of slow sales growth, according to a Moody's Investors Service...
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Hospital revenue growth continued to slow down in 2010 and is projected to cool further during the next few years, based on early financial results for 2011 and estimates for 2012, said Moody's Investors Service.
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