Liquidity at today's hospital is of utmost importance, both in the eyes of the CFO and credit rating agencies.

California has completed a yearlong transition of moving 380,000 seniors and people with disabilities with Medicaid coverage from fee-for-service plans to managed care, but there were many speed bumps along the way, according to a report from the California HealthCare…

Here are 12 issues dealing with Medicare or Medicaid that occurred in the past two weeks, starting with the most recent.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health Systems, Boston-based Tufts Medical Center and the New England Quality Care Alliance — a non-profit physician network of Tufts with 1,600 physicians — will sponsor a Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan.

In fiscal year 2011, relatively large community hospitals, academic medical centers and other system hospitals with 400 or more beds recorded stable revenue numbers compared with FY 2010. However, what is the status of the smaller local hospitals, especially those…

For almost five years, Eric Peburn has led the financial drive behind Halifax Health, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., and the health system's balance sheet is strong to say the least.

Earlier this August, the Congressional Budget Office released a report indicating that lower spending projections to Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade will help lower the federal deficit.

This post originally appeared at The RAConteur.I drove into the office this morning at about 6 a.m. CDT under a "blue moon," which was strangely bright pink in color. A second full moon in a calendar month is indeed a…

In 2011, 32 of the largest 40 hospitals in Washington reported positive total profit margins, although the overall numbers were lower than 2010, according to a Washington Healthcare News report.

Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System has signed a three-year agreement with health insurer Aetna, according to a Marietta Daily Journal report.