The city of Columbus in Ohio is considering a plan to relieve millions in medical debt for its residents, NPR-affiliate WOSU reported Dec. 19. 

Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care had its default and $610 million bond credit ratings affirmed Dec. 19 at "BBB" even as it struggles with what Fitch Ratings calls a "thinner financial profile."

Lawmakers rolled out a roughly $1.7 trillion year-end spending bill Dec. 20 to fund the U.S. government through most of 2023, tacking on proposals to extend telehealth and hospital-at-home flexibilities while leaving out other healthcare asks.

Becker's has reported on at least 19 hospitals or health systems in 2022 that either filed for bankruptcy, closed or announced plans to close, while a Dec. 5 report from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows 36 corporate healthcare bankruptcies as…

Healthcare commercial real estate could be a popular asset class in 2023 as investors look for sectors that have traditionally been recession resistant, according to a Dec. 16 Bisnow report.

From a billing expert successfully knocking thousands of dollars off of her husband's emergency room charges, to Anthem Blue Cross' initial denial of a $40,000 cancer treatment bill, here are five medical bills that Becker's reported in 2022: 

The city of Hammond, Ind., on Dec. 19 filed for a temporary restraining order against Franciscan Alliance to prevent the closure of Franciscan Health Hammond's emergency room, according to the Chicago Tribune. 

Hollister, Calif.-based Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital has issued a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification act to employees in case of a potential closure if it cannot acquire funding, CBS affiliate KION reported Dec.19.

Washington hospitals' challenging financial situation continues to worsen with losses on track to far exceed $3 billion for the year and showing no signs of letting up in early 2023.

CMS has proposed a rule that could save a projected $454 million a year in administrative costs by adopting standards for "healthcare attachments" transactions, such as medical charts, X-rays and provider notes that document physician referrals and office or telemedicine…