Healthcare finance news for hospital and health system leaders

Greenbrier Valley Medical Center in Fairlea, W.Va., part of Charleston, W.Va.-based Vandalia Health, plans to reopen labor and delivery services through a new agreement between Vandalia and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. The hospital closed its inpatient obstetrics…

Portland, Maine-based MaineHealth has engaged an independent board to review its decision to end labor and delivery services at Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, Maine. The review follows requests from the Maine Legislature, the Miles Delivers Action Coalition and other stakeholders…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health will invest $1.24 billion more in its employees in 2027, according to a Nov. 5 news release shared with Becker’s.  Approximately $846 million of the investment will go toward additional compensation, including merit increases, pay structure…

Twelve hospitals and health systems, including Community Health Systems, recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle vice presidents. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker sites. 1. Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, Md., seeks a…

Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt while it maintains normal operations. The hospital said it needed to restructure its debts because of a recent medical malpractice settlement, several threatened lawsuits…

Ensemble Health Partners expanded its financial advocacy services nationwide to help health systems flag patients at risk of losing insurance coverage and guide eligible patients through state-specific Medicaid enrollment before the Jan. 1, 2027, federal deadline for new Medicaid eligibility…

Flint, Mich.-based Insight Health System is moving forward with plans to reopen Keokuk (Iowa) Area Hospital as a rural emergency hospital. The opening would be supported by $825,000 in federal funding through the Department of Agriculture’s Rural Healthcare Facilities program,…

Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University’s swing from an operating loss of $118 million (-2.1% margin) in fiscal year 2025 to an operating income of $135 million (2.2% margin) in fiscal year 2026 came from a growth strategy that system…

CMS released its final rule for the calendar year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Nov. 4. Physician pay falls more than the agency proposed in July, while CMS scaled back a same-day visit cut and delayed its ban on vendor-run…

CMS finalized its 2027 hospital outpatient and ASC payment rule Nov. 4, cutting payment for 340B-acquired drugs, expanding site-neutral payments to imaging and continuing to phase out the inpatient-only list.  Fifteen things to know: Payment rates 1. Outpatient payment rates…