Wholesale costs increased 0.2 percent for hospitals and 0.1 percent for physician practices during the month of September, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

New federal legislation to permanently eliminate planned yearly cuts in Medicare reimbursements for physicians may not have enough votes to pass Congress because it would raise healthcare costs — on paper, at least, according to a report by the New…

A bill introduced in the Senate last week by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and supported by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) would stop next year's reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates to physicians, according to a report by the Los…

Monthly premiums for basic Medicare coverage could increase 15 percent next year for some beneficiaries, to $110.50 per month, according to a report by the New York Times.

Anthem and Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare have signed a new contract, settling a dispute that could have left around 250,000 to pay out-of-network fees for Norton hospitals and physicians, according to a report in the Courier-Journal.

Here are the top 10 most common medical diagnoses by ICD-9 codes billed by hospitals nationwide along with the average charge for each code, according to the American Hospital Directory's analysis of data from the latest Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released updated information regarding the payments it made to hospitals in fiscal year 2008 for outpatient procedures.

Baraga County Memorial Hospital in L'Anse, Mich., will receive a $28.3 million loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to build a new facility to replace the hospital's current facility, which was constructed in 1969, according to…

Hospital executives recently surveyed by the investment bank Leerink Swann projected a 4 percent decline in capital spending in 2009 over last year, dramatically smaller than the 13 percent decline they projected in July, according to a release from Leerink…

An analysis by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota finds that hospitals in the state could lose $23 million to $150 million in reimbursements if a public option were included in national health reform, according to a report by…