The healthcare reform legislation proposed by Congress could lead to better cost savings within the industry by encouraging increased competition among insurance companies and higher quality care at lower costs, according to a study from Harvard University and University of…

Following state cuts in Medicaid funding, Wisconsin's 59 critical access hospitals in rural areas are calling for a 1.6 percent tax on their patient revenues to create $10 million a year in additional federal Medicaid matching funds to them, according…

Goldman Sachs analyst Shelley Gnell placed Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. on a list of recommend stocks after lauding the hospital operator's cost-saving efforts, according to a report in BusinessWeek.

Language in both the Senate and House healthcare reform bills calls for higher Medicare reimbursements for "high-value" hospitals, those that more efficiently spend Medicare funds, according to a report in The Washington Post.

The federal government reports that healthcare spending in 2008 rose 4.4 percent from the year before, the slowest pace since 1980, according to a report in Health Affairs.

Memorial Healthcare System in southern Broward County, Fla., more than doubled profits in its second quarter compared with the same period last year, according to a report by South Florida Business Journal.

Baptist Health South Florida posted net income of $131.3 million for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up from a $71.7 million loss in the previous fiscal year, according to a report by the South Florida Business Journal.

Miami-Dade County’s public hospital system, Jackson Health, currently has only 20.8 days of cash on hand to pay for operating costs, including payroll, according to a report by the Miami Herald.

The Senate's health reform bill differs from the House's version in a number of significant ways that are important to hospitals and will have to be addressed as the Senate and House meet to reconcile their bills.

Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, Mo., reported that it is on track to finish 2009 with a net income of $9.4 million, according to a report in The Rolla Daily News.