Momentum is building for health system-run insurance policies, as more hospitals look to launch their own plans or partner with other providers to round out the insured services, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Capital financing has varying effects on hospitals and health systems, and much of that has to do with the size of the organization.

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is proposing a halt on hospital provider fees across the nation, calling the funding measure a "massive bed tax gimmick," according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.

Boston-based healthcare giant Partners HealthCare (pdf) reported an operating loss of $2 million in its fiscal year fourth quarter ended Sept. 30 due to a $42 million tax associated with Massachusetts' recent healthcare cost containment law.

This past week was a boom-or-bust trading period for the major publicly traded for-profit hospital companies.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced the state will give NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City more than $114.6 million to help cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy.

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled California may chop Medicaid reimbursements rates to providers by 10 percent next year, according to a Sacramento Bee report.

Here are 11 issues dealing with Medicare or Medicaid that occurred in the past week, starting with the most recent.

Today is the deadline for states to decide whether they will run state-operated health insurance exchanges or default to federal exchanges.

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is forming a new task force to examine contributions from the city's non-profit organizations, including the healthcare giant University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.