Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Mich., is considering the refinancing of $1.7 billion in debt, with $1.4 billion of that amount likely to take the form of taxable bonds.

Quorum Health reported a net loss of $20.7 million on total operating revenue of $458.6 million in Q4 2018, an improvement from the prior year when the hospital company reported a loss of $26.8 million on $515.1 million in total operating revenue.

Community Health Systems reported a $328 million loss in fourth quarter, which compares favorably with the year-earlier quarterly loss of $2 billion.

Catholic Health Initiatives was hit by the sharp year-end downturn in the stock market in 2018, posting a bottom line loss of $424.3 million, a $627 million swing from the year-earlier quarterly profit of $203.6 million.

The CMS might allow hospitals and health systems to pay directly for housing, healthy food or other solutions for the "whole person" through the Medicaid program, according to HHS Secretary Alex Azar.

Premier's stock price closed more than 14% higher after reporting strength in fourth-quarter revenue for its group purchasing business and modest growth in its performance services business.

The proposed rule for the Medicare physician fee schedule for 2019 offers hints that the CMS will keep focusing on transparency and cost reduction in Medicare.

Share prices of publicly traded hospital companies have been volatile along with the rest of the stock market.

UPMC is still quietly fighting to end its relationship with Highmark Health's Medicare Advantage program in Pennsylvania.

Tenet Healthcare Corp., and its largest shareholder, Glenview Capital Management, reached an agreement on Tenet's bylaws, settling some issues that otherwise would have been raised at the company's upcoming annual shareholder meeting.

Siser Mary Jean Ryan, the CEO of SSM Health when it became the first hospital system winner of the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award, enters the Health Care Hall of Fame for her work in quality and as a mentor to others in the industry.

Hospital and health insurance company stocks were down at Friday's market close, both for the day and week as the stock market at large saw a drop.

Chinese investor Tianqiao Chen last week bought $1.6 million of Community Health System shares, according to SEC filings.

Tenet Healthcare will explore selling Conifer Health Solutions, its revenue-cycle management subsidiary, as part of the hospital chain's ongoing restructuring.