Cedar County Memorial CEO Jana Witt said that closing the 25-bed hospital is off the table, despite financial strain and a third failed tax levy, according to KY3.com.

HHS announced June 9 that it is making additional distributions from the provider relief fund created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. 

Economic activity peaked in February 2020, marking the end of an expansion that began in June 2009, according to a report from the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus owes Medicare $3.7 million in potential overpayments for incorrectly billed services, according to an audit completed by the Office of Inspector General.

First Texas Hospital Cy-Fair, a 50-bed hospital in Houston, will close in July, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Sixty of the largest hospital chains in the U.S., including publicly traded and nonprofit systems, have received more than $15 billion in emergency funds through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, according to an analysis by The New York Times. 

Furloughs for most of the affected workers at Cape Cod Healthcare were extended another 30 days, according to the Cape Cod Times. 

Nearly one in five Americans live in rural areas and depend on their local hospital for care. Over the past 10 years, 130 of those hospitals have closed.

More than a third of Americans who made donations during the COVID-19 pandemic did so for supplies for healthcare workers, according to an AmeriSpeak Spotlight on Health national survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.

Below are 10 hospitals and health systems that posted job listings seeking revenue cycle leaders during the past few weeks.

Kaiser Permanente reported a $1.1 billion net loss in the first quarter, but the Oakland, Calif.-based health system's finances are expected to bounce back, Chair and CEO Greg Adams told the San Francisco Business Times. 

The following 10 hospital and health system credit rating downgrades occurred since April 1. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

Despite a financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has made a commitment to no layoffs or salary cuts for its 34,000 employees.

NewYork-Presbyterian took a financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of this year, and the system ended the period with a $128.5 million operating loss. 

Five patients have filed a lawsuit against Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare and the Kentucky Department of Revenue, alleging their debt collection practices violate patients' rights to due process, according to WFPL. 

House and Senate committee leaders raised concerns about delays in federal funds to Medicaid providers in a June 3 letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar. 

Fitch Ratings downgraded Care New England's issuer default rating to "BB-" from "BB," one day after the Providence, R.I.-based system resumed partnership talks with Lifespan. 

The prevalence of out-of-network billing varies significantly across provider specialties, according to research from the Health Care Cost Institute. 

San Diego-based Scripps Health's revenues and operating income increased during the second quarter of its fiscal year 2020, according to recently released unaudited financial documents.

Here are 10 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.