The North Carolina Healthcare Association delivered a proposal to the state General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper calling on the lawmakers to quickly pass Medicaid expansion, according to a Sept. 16 news release.

Ten hospitals or health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise.

Geriatric patients' unique hospital needs are garnering more attention as of late, and Cleveland Clinic has received $7.4 million from the National Institute on Aging to study bed rest versus mobility in hospitalized older adults. 

The Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis received a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to launch a housing equity initiative to reduce the city's infant mortality rate, according…

The rate of increase for healthcare costs has slowed across multiple categories like medical and prescription drugs, according to a study conducted by New York-based integrated human resources consulting firm Buck.

The Department of Agriculture has funded two Vermont health organizations with more than $1.63 million in emergency rural healthcare grants, Vermont Business Magazine reported Sept. 15. 

The women's reproductive behavioral health division at Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina has received $7 million to study a new screening program that aims to support pregnant and postpartum women. 

Houston County Health Care Authority, the governing body of Dothan, Ala.-based Southeast Health, wants taxpayers to pay four mills — or $4 on each $1,000 of a property's assessed value — in property tax, the Dothan Eagle reported Sept. 14. 

A new analysis from management consulting firm Kaufman, Hall & Associates indicates hospitals and health systems continue to face intense pressure on staff and resources while also dealing with rising expenses for supplies, drugs and equipment, and the workforce, according…

The Health Policy Commission, Massachusetts' health cost watchdog, is calling on state lawmakers to establish price caps for the highest-priced providers, Bloomberg reported Sept. 13.