The company is seeking the court’s approval to use cash on hand to cover operating costs without disrupting patient care or further endangering employees’ jobs.

Despite care concerns in recent years, private equity firms like Apollo are continuing to scoop up hospitals across the country.

Lawrence Phillips, MD, president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, said that U.S. physicians are growing more and more frustrated by Medicare policies.

The offers on Medicare pricing for 10 specific drugs weren’t made public, but close watchers expect the government will ask for steep cuts to rein in costs. 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched a website breaking down the basics of value-based care. The site is suitable for educating healthcare consumers and professionals alike.

Anemic post-pandemic operating margins probably won’t cause nonprofit hospitals to suffer credit downgrades “en masse.”

As Congress negotiates reimbursement rates, Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association, is urging lawmakers to halt any further payment cuts that could compromise patient care and hospital services nationwide. 

Along with the obvious hits to patient traffic and population health, the COVID-19 pandemic delivered a financial upending to U.S. healthcare. Is it over yet?