Hospitals in Western Pennsylvania are lagging behind average Medicare reimbursements for the nation due to an inequitable wage index, according to a report by the Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune-Democrat.

Six North Carolina hospitals owe the state's health plan, which is processed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and is supported by taxpayers, $2.5 million for overcharges, according to a report by the News & Observer.

Consultants hired by the city of Cleveland to help the city close its budget shortfalls have introduced a plan that would assess a fee on non-profit hospitals and other non-profit organizations, which do not pay taxes because of their non-profit…

To fill a budget shortfall, the State of Indiana has cut Medicaid payments to hospitals by 5 percent next year, saving the state $10.6 million, according to the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

LifePoint Hospitals, which operates in non-urban communities in 17 states, reports revenues up 10.4% from $675.1 million for the same period last year, according to a release from LifePoint.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association's Patient Friendly Billing Project will release a new report, Strategies for a High-Performance Revenue Cycle, which outlines strategies healthcare organizations can use to improve their revenue cycles, according to an HFMA release.

The healthcare sector continued to see growth in employment from Sept. 2009 to Oct. 2009, adding 28,500 jobs, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

A study by Thomson Reuters suggests that hospital financials have recovered to pre-recession levels, according to a Thomson Reuters news release.

An Ernst & Young analysis has found that Hawaii's hospitals had operating losses of $187 million in 2008, according to a report by the Honolulu Advertiser.

An e-mail from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics said the organization must cut at least $17 million from its budget by next July, according to a report by the Daily Iowan.