Springfield, Pa.-based Crozer Health will halt all services at Delaware County Memorial Hospital within 60 days and transition the hospital to an inpatient behavioral health center by spring 2023, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Oregon Health Agency detailed spending and allocation of a $1.3 billion package from the state legislature aimed at transforming the state's behavioral health system, according to a Sept. 20 news release.

Credit rating downgrades for several health systems were tied to capital expenditures and cash flow issues in recent months.

Hospitals across the country continue to face unprecedented financial challenges, and Lifespan CFO David Kirshner warns that the result has left the Rhode Island healthcare system in crisis, according to a Sept. 15 news release shared with Becker's.

The American Hospital Association and American Medical Association have moved to dismiss their legal challenge of the No Surprises Act's independent dispute resolution process, but vowed to make their "voices heard in courts very soon."

The jobs of young professionals in several white-collar industries are particularly vulnerable as companies scale back hiring plans, pull job listings and lay off workers. 

Physicians and providers in Texas will begin seeing the effects of the state's "gold card" law Oct. 1. 

The first year of the pandemic caused a dramatic increase in hospital costs. According to a Sept. 12 analysis from QuoteWizard, hospital expenses per patient have increased by an average of nearly 23 percent since 2016.

The average price for ambulance service with advanced life support is highest among California providers and lowest among North Carolina providers, according to an analysis conducted by data analytics company Hospital Pricing Specialists. 

Almost 1 in 5 Americans, 18 percent, have skipped a medical appointment or filling prescription drugs in the past six months because of financial strain, a new NPR/PBS Newshour/Marist poll published Sept. 16 found.