Public Health

A study by the Florida Hospital Association has found that a hypothetical $100 million cut in Medicaid would reduce related economic activity by $415 million, according to an FHA news release.

State funding for Georgia trauma care hospitals has been cut by more than half, to $23 million, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

Ohio's Catholic bishops have warned Gov. Ted Strickland that the proposed two-year budget threatens Catholic hospitals, according to a report in the Business Courier of Cincinnati.

The Colorado Senate Finance Committee approved House Bill 1293, which would impose a fee on hospital revenue and generate millions in federal matching fees to cover the cost of treating uninsured patients, according to a report by the Denver Business…

Six Shriners Hospitals for Children across the country are either closing or in danger of closing due to the recession, according to a report by FOX Carolina News.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will release $338 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to expand services at community health centers nationwide, according to an HHS news release.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percentages of uninsured non-elderly (0-64 years-old) patients from 2006-2007.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percent change in rate of uninsured non-elderly (0-64 years-old) patients in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994/95/96.

Maryland lawmakers and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the state's leading health insurance provider, outlined a $1.6 billion proposal that would provide near-universal healthcare coverage for residents of the state, according to a report from the Baltimore Sun.

Here is an analysis of the percentage of nonprofit hospitals' community benefit expenditures in four categories of community benefits, organized by hospital revenue, according to the IRS's Exempt Organizations Hospital Compliance Project Final Report.