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Academic medical centers in New York City have had significantly lower margins than their counterparts in other parts of the country, due to problems such as a higher Medicaid mix and more competition, according to a release by the United…

A proposal in President Obama's budget to reduce tax deductions for charitable donations would thwart donations to nonprofit hospitals by wealthy donors, according to a release by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.

Washington state's Health Care Authority is asking private health insurers to help it craft a public insurance coverage option that would cost about $100 a month, according to a story in the Puget Sound Business Journal.

A new survey found that 60 percent of Americans don't think health reform will pass this year, compared with 67 percent just after Senate Democrats lost their filibuster-proof majority in a Massachusetts election last month, according to a report by…

The future of St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan was thrown further into doubt when the one system that had made an offer to take it over formally withdrew it, according to a report in The New York Times.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center experienced $130 million in growth in its operating income for the six-month period ended Dec. 31, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Brockton (Mass.) Hospital recently fell into a technical default when it was unable to maintain a cash balance as required by its bondholders, according to a report by the Boston Business Journal.

St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic, N.J., has completed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan and will emerge from bankruptcy status, according to a release by U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.).

The Middleburgh Heights, Ohio, city council has passed a resolution criticizing the state's new hospital fee to enhance Medicaid payments from the federal government, according to a report by the Sun Star Courier.

Cash-strapped St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan received a reprieve from closing when Gov. David A. Patterson told hospital officials he could keep the hospital afloat for four weeks with a combination of state loans and help from creditors, according to a…