In July, after the dust settled from the Supreme Court's ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Moody's Investors Service issued a report that was a reality check for hospitals: Not much will change, folks.

Hospitals are increasingly seeing more Recovery Auditor (RAC) activity, as medical record requests, number of RAC denials and dollar value of denials increased more than 20 percent in the second quarter of 2012 compared with the first quarter, according to…

Nine of the largest for-profit hospital operators reported quarterly earnings over the past month. Seven of the nine companies recorded second quarter earnings for fiscal year 2012. Vanguard Health Systems posted fourth quarter and year-end results for FY 2012, and…

CMS has accepted Kansas' section 1115 Medicaid waiver application, meaning the state has moved one step closer to starting its Medicaid overhaul, according to a Kansas Health Institute News Service report.

Despite some positive financials, fiscal year 2012 was more challenging for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (pdf), which recorded $220.7 million in net income — a 70 percent drop from the $726.8 million in profit it recorded in FY 2011.

Lower spending projections to Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade will help lessen the federal deficit, according to an updated report from the Congressional Budget Office (pdf).

Net income at Vanguard Health Systems soared in its recent earnings report, as the Nashville, Tenn.-based for-profit hospital operator posted a profit of $19.3 million in the fourth quarter of its 2012 fiscal year and a profit of $57.3 million…

States still have time to decide if they want to opt in or opt out of the Medicaid expansion within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Ohio's hospitals are urging the state to hop on the bandwagon.

Medicaid has been thrust into the spotlight since the Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was optional, but what are some of the most pertinent facts regarding Medicaid in light of…

Because small hospitals and critical access hospitals have tighter budgets and more susceptible budget risks, ICD-10 could pose challenges unless the hospital makes the right preparations, according to an article from staffing and solutions firm Kforce.