Short-term high inflation will significantly increase lifetime healthcare retirement expenses, according to a March report from healthcare cost projection software company HealthView Services.

Five conditions comprise half of healthcare costs, according to a Health Action Council and UnitedHealthcare study released in March. 

Conifer, the revenue-cycle arm of Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, inked an end-to-end revenue cycle deal with four hospitals that are part of Birmingham, Ala.-based Baptist Health System. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare saw its profit decline year over year in the first quarter of 2022. 

As personal choices continue to gain speed among patients, healthcare consumerism is a trend that continues to become mainstream for healthcare organizations seeking to give patients more choices to pay for care and manage their health.

Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services reported an operating loss in 2021 of $132.6 million, less than the $208.8 million loss it reported in 2020, according to its recently released financial report.

Medical debt complaints accounted for 15 percent of all debt complaints received by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2021. 

CMS proposed 1,495 changes to the ICD-10-CM diagnostic code set in its proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule released April 18. 

A national television ad launched April 20 urges Congress to reverse Medicare cuts and provide additional COVID-19 relief to hospitals across the U.S.

About 10,000 families have been left with $50 million in unpaid medical bills after the shuttering of their health sharing ministry, Christianity Today reported April 19. 

Seven medical bills have made headlines in the last few months, including a more than $3,000 bill for a 1.8-mile ambulance ride and an $847 "facility fee" for a telehealth visit.

Although Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare saw its overall revenue slightly dip in the first quarter of 2022, its operating income grew nearly 25 percent, according to its financial report released April 20. 

Healthcare organizations are battling increasing expenses and limited COVID-19 relief aid after the omicron variant surge, creating a challenge for hospital margins.

A $3,419.60 bill for a 1.8-mile ambulance ride went viral after a woman posted a photo of the bill on Reddit April 19. 

Several states, including California and Indiana, recently began targeting what they consider to be high hospital prices. 

A number of economic forecasters see a growing risk of recession for the United States as inflation spreads. What could this mean for hospitals? 

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Health Forum found that hospitalists were more likely than nonhospitalists to bill at the highest level of clinical severity possible for their encounters with Medicare patients. 

A South Carolina hospital is offering a 50 percent discount to patients with open balances on healthcare bills. 

Fat Joe, a rapper known for songs such as "Lean Back" and "What's Luv?" presses hospitals to post prices in an ad that launched April 19 across the U.S.

Here are 16 hospitals and health health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings.