Vanguard Health System has agreed to place $500 million of privately held stock in escrow to make sure it invests the capital in renovations to Detroit Medical Center's hospitals, according to a report in The Detroit News.

Mountain View Hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is partnering with Nashville, Tenn.-based Symbion Healthcare, according to a report by KPVI News Idaho Falls.

Boston is expected to introduce a plan next month that would charge non-profits in the city, including non-profit hospitals, a fee equal to 25 percent of their properties' tax assessment in order to increase city revenue, according to a report…

The Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association is asking voters to support a measure that would raise the tax rate on residents making over $150,000 by 1 percentage point to help fund hospitals' care of the needy, according to a…

Congress should permanently enact two temporary provisions allowing banks to write-off some of the costs of buying and holding tax-exempt bonds, according to a letter the American Hospital Association and other groups sent key congressional leaders.

Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center, Riverside, Calif., might receive a notice of default after missing a March 8 deadline to pay off millions of dollars in debt, according to a story in The Press-Enterprise.

MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio, has received approval from the hospital board to begin work on a $26 million capital improvement plan, weeks after officials had discussed reinvesting in the county-run hospital, according to a report in The Cleveland Plain…

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp., the nation's largest publicly traded hospital company, swung to a profit in the fourth quarter but reported a decline in admissions in the ailing economy, according to a report in The Dallas Morning News.

More markets across the country are dominated by one or two health insurance companies, showing that competition in the industry is decreasing, according to a new study by the American Medical Association.

Facing a $230 million budget shortfall, Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami plans to cut nearly 1,000 jobs and close an ED, according to a report by CBS 4.