Hospital prices increased 1.4 percent in December, 3.4 percent higher than in Dec. 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index.

New York Gov. David Paterson has proposed a state budget that includes increased revenue taxes for hospitals and surcharges for hospitals and other healthcare providers in the state, according to a report by the (Albany) Business Review.

The Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner has released a study on commercial payments to hospitals in the state, which suggests that commercial payments to hospitals vary widely.

The Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems says operating costs for Oregon community hospitals rose 40 percent in the past four years, compared with a general inflation rate of 13 percent, according to a report by the Examiner.

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is proposing that Congress give hospitals that perform at higher levels in CMS' the pay-for-performance program a payment update of 2.4 percent in fiscal year 2011, based on the market basket index. Hospitals that don’t perform…

A new tax on Wisconsin hospitals has allowed the state to collect $1.65 in federal Medicaid reimbursements for every $1 taxed, according to a report by WBAY TV.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center ended its fiscal year with $6.2 million in operating losses, about half of what it expected last summer, according to the Rutland Herald.

West Penn Allegheny Health System is cutting 213 full-time jobs at its six hospitals and corporate offices, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

The State of Virginia's plans to cut $4.5 billion from its budget in the next two years will mean $800 million in losses for state Medicaid, factoring in matching federal funds, according to a release from the Virginia Hospital and…

Struggling Crozer-Keystone Health System, located just outside of Philadelphia, has sold some of its real estate holdings in order to improve its balance sheet, according to a report in the Philadelphia Inquirer.