The state of Illinois owes Peoria healthcare providers at least $32 million, mostly in late Medicaid reimbursements, according to the Peoria Journal Star.

Healthcare observers were split between the November elections and the economic downturn as their choices for the top hospital stories of the years. Both impacted hospitals in multiple ways and will continue to exert influence on hospital finances and operations…

As unemployment rises and the country's recession continues, many states are seeing increases in Medicaid applications as tax revenues are falling below projections, according to The Associated Press.

In 2006, the average length of hospital stay for any condition was 4.6 days and the average charge was $24,000, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Here are the top 10…

Here is the breakdown of the percent distribution of hospital discharges by expected primary payor for 2006, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Note: The expected primary payor bears the major…

$329.2 billion was spent on community hospital stays in 2006, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Overall, the inflation-adjusted cost of hospitalization in the U.S. grew 52 percent from 1997, when…

In 2006, at least one procedure was performed during six out of ten hospital stays and 24.4 million discharges with procedures occurred. The top 10 all-listed procedures, which include all procedures performed during the hospital stay, made up 55 percent…

Boston Medical Center has announced that it will lay off 250 members of its staff as part of efforts to reduce costs as the hospital faces state budget cuts and payment reductions for services, according to news reports.

New York Gov. David Paterson has proposed a 2009-2010 executive budget that includes $3.5 billion in healthcare spending cuts and taxes.

The University Hospital in Newark, N.J., is in need of state funding or the organization's current financial condition may begin to threaten its services, according to the Newark Star-Ledger.