CMS is offering more settlement options for inpatient rehabilitation facilities to resolve disputes over denied Medicare claims.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation June 14 that ensures  funding for the state's designated trauma hospitals while removing the Driver Responsibility Program, which previously provided revenue for hospitals, the Texas Hospital Association announced. 

The CFO of Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health said the health system has no plans to abandon its mission in North Carolina after state regulators denied a request to re-finance debt from Macon, Ga.-based Navicent Health.

In a recent press release, HELP Financial Corporation announced their 30th anniversary.

Legislators in Massachusetts are reviewing a bill aimed at requiring hospitals to publicly disclose their assets and profits, including offshore accounts, as well as limit CEO pay, according to The Milford Daily News.

More providers are capable of taking on increased payment risk, according to a survey of 170 hospital and health system senior finance executives completed by Navigant/HFMA.   

A coalition of Baltimore citizens, backed by two unions, presented a letter and petition June 17 to Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital President Redonda Miller, MD, calling on the hospital to drop medical debt lawsuits against patients.

From reimbursement landscape challenges to dwindling patient volumes, many factors lead hospitals to file for bankruptcy.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its June 2019 report on Medicare payment policy to Congress, which includes a recommendation to end "incident to" billing for non-physician practitioners.

A proposal to create a taxing district for St. Mark's Medical Center in La Grange, Texas, which would have kept the hospital open for the foreseeable future, failed in a landslide vote on June 13, according to the Texas Observer.

Of the 27 states that have seen at least one rural hospital close since 2010, those with the most closures are in the South, according to research from the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program.

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health plans to sell $678 million in bonds June 18 to fund multiple hospital construction/renovation projects systemwide and help the system reposition its capital structure, officials confirmed to Becker's.

Amid a flurry of proposals for comprehensive healthcare system reform, a new analysis from the Urban Institute makes the case for incremental reform to current law.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation June 14 to end surprise medical bills for out-of-pocket costs after emergency or unplanned healthcare services, the Texas Hospital Association announced.

Doniphan, Mo.-based Ripley County Memorial Hospital, which closed in October, will not reopen, according to a Prospect-News report published on semissourian.com.

Three major for-profit hospital operators saw their stock prices fall last week.

Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica's operating performance for the first quarter of 2019 fell short of the performance for the same three-month period of 2018, according to financial documents released June 12.

Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's revenue increased year over year in the first half of fiscal year 2019, but its operating income declined, according to financial documents released June 11.

The pressure healthcare providers face to reduce costs is forcing changes among staffing companies, according to a new report from S&P Global Ratings.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law that allows health insurers to offer incentives to state residents who compare pricing and find lower costs for certain non-emergency healthcare services.