St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich., will officially open its new $155 million patient tower with an open house on April 18, according to a report by AnnArbor.com.

Two Tennessee state representatives have introduced legislation that would assess a 3.5 percent coverage fee on hospitals in the state in order to offset proposed cuts in the TennCare program, according to a report by the Nashville Post.

1. The current healthcare bill in its overall objective is very similar to the Massachusetts plan and effort.

Prices for services in general medical and surgical hospitals rose 0.5 percent while prices for physicians' services remained steady in February, according to a release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A new study finds that per capita hospital spending in Massachusetts is the highest in the world and is now more than 55 percent higher than the national average, according to a report by the Republican.

A study into physician cost profiling, commonly used to decide which physicians are included in health plan networks, found that around 25 percent of physicians would be misclassified under systems currently used by plans to encourage patients to receive care…

A director for Standard & Poor's says the healthcare sector is beginning to show signs of improvement, with upgrades running ahead of downgrades so far this year, according to a report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.

A report by the American Hospital Association found that spending on hospital care grew more slowly than spending on any other healthcare service between 2007 and 2008, according to a report by AHANewsNow.

Net income of six-hospital Memorial Healthcare System in Florida dropped by more than half in its fiscal third quarter that ended on Jan. 31, according to a report by the South Florida Business Journal.

After selling off two hospitals since September, MedCath Corp. has created a strategic options committee to consider spinning off more hospitals or other assets, according to a release from MedCath.