Knoxville (Iowa) Hospital and Clinics Foundation has received a $1.4 million gift for its new infusion center from Don and Margaret Long, The Oskaloosa Herald reported Sept. 29. 

Capping the level and growth rate of healthcare prices could result in "moderate to large" reductions in the prices health insurers pay to providers, the Congressional Budget Office said in a Sept. 29 report. 

The U.S. Senate voted 75-25 to pass and send to the House of Representatives a continuing resolution that would extend current federal funding levels for healthcare and other programs, according to a Sept. 29 report from the American Hospital Association.

Williamson (W.Va.) Memorial Hospital, its county's only hospital, will reopen following a $2 million federal grant it received after being closed since 2020, CBS affiliate WYMT reported Sept. 29. 

Shares of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems hit a 52-week low of $2.14 Sept. 30. 

Charity care spending at Mayo Clinic is on the lower end compared to other nonprofit hospitals, the Post-Bulletin reported. 

Blessing Health System closed its hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, Sept. 30. 

Denver Health is asking the city of Denver for a $5 million budget increase for next year after experiencing record losses in 2022, The Denver Gazette reported Sept. 28. 

Smoking cost the U.S. economy $436.7 billion in 2020, according to a Sept. 28 report from the American Cancer Society.

MercyOne Central Iowa in Des Moines has been awarded over $144,000 from Variety-The Children's Charity for its MercyOne Children's Hospital and MercyOne House of Mercy, both also in Des Moines.