Early results of state government rate reviews on health insurer premium increases suggest insurers are no longer receiving rubberstamped rate hikes, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (pdf).

Centegra Health System, based in McHenry, Ill., with three main acute-care hospitals, is in a highly competitive area of Chicago's northwest suburbs, and CFO Robert Rosenberger is making sure the health system maintains a leading market share.

President Barack Obama's re-election odds have been on a roller coaster ride since September, and not surprisingly, the same could be said for the shares of for-profit hospital operators, according to a Bloomberg report.

Upgraded debt and overall credit upgrades for non-profit hospitals and health systems surpassed downgraded debt and overall downgrades significantly in the third quarter thanks to an active merger and acquisition market, according to a report from Moody's Investors Service.

Under the Republican's budget plan in the U.S. House of Representatives, federal Medicaid spending would be cut by $1.7 trillion between 2013 and 2022, according to a report by the nonpartisan Urban Institute for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and…

Hospitals and hospital employees in North Dakota contributed roughly $4.7 billion to the state's economy last year, according to a report from the North Dakota Hospital Association.

California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill into law that will help the healthcare reform law's Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans get up and moving in January, and the state's insurance commissioner believes they can immediately help low-income residents,…

Facility fees are bringing in growing streams revenue for hospitals and health systems thanks in large part to the push toward full physician employment, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.

Rising expenses continued to hammer away at Health Management Associates' earnings, as the Naples, Fla.-based for-profit hospital operator reported its third straight quarter of lower profit in 2012.

Trustees of non-profit hospitals and health systems have a lot of responsibility when it comes to the organization's investments, and making a common mistake could be costly in the long run, according to an article from investment management firm Lancaster…