Nonprofit hospitals in Indiana are overcharging patients because of a lack of competition, legislators and others in the Hoosier state allege. The claim is heavily disputed by advocacy organizations working on behalf of the hospitals, according to a Jan. 4…

Despite economic pressures on rural hospital systems, Midland (Texas) Hospital is predicting a strong financial year with its 2023 budget, chron.com reported Jan. 4.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health is projecting full-year 2022 losses of approximately $45 million but is also forecasting a return to profit this year and beyond, the healthcare system reported in a filing Jan. 4.

A group of senators have sent a letter to Wells Fargo and Synchrony Financial over concerns that the banks' medical credit cards may be causing unnecessary financial problems for consumers, Bloomberg reported Jan. 3. 

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal missed a "critical opportunity" to fully discuss the financial plight of the nation's hospitals and the care they provide, American Hospital Association President Rick Pollack wrote in a letter to the newspaper's…

Many business executives and economists have predicted a recession in 2023, but Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi sees a "slowcession" instead, according to CNN.

The Mississippi State Medical Association said that as hospitals close across the state, access to life-saving care becomes a threat to all Mississippians, and while a debate as to why hospitals are closing remains the primary topic of discourse, "the…

Hospitals experienced a slight boost to operating margins in November, but not enough to restore the median negative margins that persisted for 2022 to date.

Labor expenses remain the biggest challenge facing the U.S. nonprofit hospital and health systems sector and will not fade anytime soon, Fitch Ratings said in its outlook for 2023.

Nearly 70 percent of the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution cases that have been closed were deemed ineligible for the process, according to a recent CMS report.