Renton, Wash.-based Providence has responded to a series of questions posed by U.S. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington following a Sept. 24 New York Times report detailing the system's alleged debt collection practices. 

Las Cruces, N.M.-based Mountain View Regional Medical Center is facing a class action lawsuit alleging the hospital sued hundreds of patients over unpaid medical bills who should have been protected by a state law, NM Political Report reported Oct. 12. 

Cleveland-based University Hospitals announced efforts to reduce system expenses by $100 million Oct. 12, including the elimination of 326 vacant jobs and layoffs affecting 117 administrative employees. 

A woman who worked as a denial specialist at New Orleans healthcare organization has pleaded guilty to a billing fraud scheme. 

Sweeny (Texas) Community Hospital will receive $300,000 from Phillips 66, a petroleum company, to build a new hospital, The Facts reported Oct. 12.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has invested $110 million toward healthcare facilities in rural areas. 

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center received a $710.5 million gift from the Bezos family, the largest gift to the Seattle-based organization in its history, the center announced Oct. 12.

Some Wisconsin healthcare providers that paused or significantly reduced medical debt collection practices early in the COVID-19 pandemic are "restarting the collections machine," according to an Oct. 11 report from ABC for Health, a nonprofit public interest law firm based…

Minnetonka, Minn.-based United Health Foundation committed $3 million in partnership with Active Minds to promote mental health awareness and education for young adults.

Many CFOs and financial experts, including Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan Chase CEO, are expecting a recession; he anticipates an economic downturn to hit the U.S. in mid-2023, CNBC reported Oct. 12.