In August, MX.com surveyed approximately 1,000 health system executives and found that nearly two-thirds — 62 percent — were either uncertain or held a negative view about health insurance exchanges (often abbreviated as HIXs) and their impact on health systems.

The American Hospital Association has distributed a list of alternative strategies to reduce the federal deficit — policies "that don't simply cut Medicare and Medicaid payments," according to a Kaiser Health News report.  

Randy Combs, CFO of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy, has been with the 31-hospital system for more than 25 years, making his mark as a forward-thinking financial planner in the Midwest.

The Arkansas Medicaid program is facing a $138 million shortfall next year, and Gov. Mike Beebe (D) has said expanding Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would help fight that deficit, according to a Seattle Post-Intelligencer/Associated Press…

Connecticut hospitals that rely on Medicaid reimbursement may be falling on harder times, as increased Medicaid costs have contributed to a total budget deficit of $365 million heading into next year, according to a New Haven Register report.

The Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore is one of the most prestigious health systems in the country, and as CFO of both the health system and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ron Werthman carries responsibilities few others do.

University of California Health and health insurer Anthem Blue Cross have created a new provider-payor alliance that aims to improve access to affordable and quality healthcare for more Californians.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan recently posted major gains in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, as net income reached $803 million versus a net loss of $45 million in the same quarter…

Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Mich., announced it has closed on two credit facilities worth $931 million.

The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City recently released financials for its 2012 fiscal year, and total revenue increased 22.2 percent from 2011 to a total of more than $1.06 billion.