Several major healthcare organizations outlined their plans to cut $1.7 trillion in healthcare costs of the next 10 years, in fulfillment of a promise the groups made to Pres. Obama, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Here are 10 statistics on the impact of the economy on hospitals in the United States, according to a survey by the American Hospital Association.

A report by UnitedHealth Group's Center for Health Reform and Modernization has released a report that identifies 15 cost-savings measures estimated to save the federal government $540 billion, according to a UnitedHealth news release.

State lawmakers agreed to give Hawaii public hospitals more money to help with their current financial crisis and more flexibility to meet the healthcare needs of their communities, according to a report in the Honolulu Advertiser.

California Health Officials have unveiled an Internet tool to help consumers compare the costs of 28 different procedures at hospitals in the state, according to a report in the Sacramento Business Journal.

Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida reported a loss of $24.8 million on operating revenue of $530.2 million in the second quarter, which ended Mar. 31, due to significant loss of investments, according to a report from the South Florida Business…

A recent survey from the New Hampshire Hospital Association reported that 85 percent of hospitals in the state are continuing to have declining financial health despite recent cost-saving efforts, such as cutting staff, according to a report by the American…

Days after it was announced that several major health care organizations would cut healthcare spending costs by 1.5 percent annually, officials from some of those organizations are saying that their promise had been overstated by the Obama administration, according to…

Partners HealthCare, the largest health system in Massachusetts, has announced its second-quarter earnings, according to a report by the Boston Globe.  

The Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission approved a 1.77 percent increase on what its 47 state hospitals can charge their patients, according to a report in the Baltimore Business Journal.