Miami-based Jackson Health System presented a budget last week that projects a surplus of $35 million for its next fiscal year — the system's first surplus since 2008, according to a Miami Herald report.

Contrary to Medicare data, hospitals are experiencing historically high margins across all payors.

The 22 largest hospitals in Montana increased the dollar amount of community benefits by $31.7 million from fiscal year 2009 to FY 2010, according to a report from the office of Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock (pdf).

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems completed its offering of $1.6 billion of senior notes due in 2018.

Health insurer Aetna has boosted its Medicare Advantage and Medicaid business, as it agreed to buy Coventry Health Care for $5.7 billion in cash and stock.

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

For Paul Goldberg, CFO of LibertyHealth, a good year is just breaking even. But the same could be said for almost every other safety-net hospital in today's economic climate.

Ozarks Community Hospital, a two-hospital system based in Springfield, Mo., has received a $7 million revolving line of credit.

Endo Health Solutions' quarterly profit of anesthetic and generic drugs beat analysts' expectations with a $785 million — or 29 percent — revenue increase, according to Reuters.

Net income in the three months ended June 30, 2012, plunged steeply for the four largest health insurers in Massachusetts, with the insurers citing a more competitive market and efforts to keep premiums more affordable for employers and individuals.