Public Health

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Mission (Texas) Regional Medical Center's rating to "Caa1" from "Ba2," affecting $26.4 million of outstanding rated debt.

The following hospital and health system rating and outlook changes and affirmations took place in the last week, starting with the most recent.

   KEVIN COOK, CEO, and MICHAEL HENDERSON, MD, CMO, University of Mississippi Medical Center and Health System (Jackson)    skadjfoiasje ri;jaslkgjddlakdsssfsd “The citizens of our state are widely dispersed and face significant economic disparities. These disparities and geographic dispersion create…

Republican lawmakers are questioning the long-term viability of eight health insurance co-ops formed under the Affordable Care Act, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

Twenty-three of the nation's 35 Blues plans reported a total $1.9 billion decrease in earnings during the first three quarters of 2015, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan was the largest contributor, according to Crain's Detroit Business.

   KARI BUNKERS, MD, Medical Director, Office of Population Health Management, Mayo Clinic (Rochester)    skadjfoiasje ri;jaslkgjddlakdsssfsd “The biggest concern facing Minnesotans about healthcare is the cost. We are starting to see the shift toward patients being responsible for more…

   WILLIAM CONWAY, MD, CEO, Henry Ford Medical Group, Executive Vice President, Henry Ford Health System (Detroit)   skadjfoiasje ri;jaslkgjddlakdsssfsd “The biggest challenge we face is how to support our patients in managing their own health behaviors. We must form…

   HOWARD GRANT, MD, President and CEO, Lahey Health (Burlington)    skadjfoiasje ri;jaslkgjddlakdsssfsd “Despite the work we have done in Massachusetts, the cost of healthcare remains higher here than in any other state in the nation, and it impacts not…

Rome (N.Y.) Memorial Hospital has named David W. Lundquist as its next president and CEO, effective March 1.

Gary Shorb, CEO of Memphis, Tenn.-based Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, will retire at the end of 2016.