Capital Finance
Mergers and acquisitions didn't necessarily help providers and labor costs remain a burden as downgrades go up.
The deal is the latest proposed consolidation to help control cost and stay competitive against Amazon, other players.
Such surgeries represents an opportunity for Medicare, and other payers, to spend healthcare dollars in a way that rewards high-value care.
MacNeal is now officially part of Loyola Medicine, a system that also is a member of Trinity Health.
System cited a $591 million increase in contractual allowances and provisions for bad debt as part of what impacted finances.
Campaign ran from January 2010 through December 2017, focusing on "strengthening and advancing Mayo's strategic priorities."
The 625,000 square foot center is designed to attract new scientists and clinicians to St. Jude by fostering research and collaboration.
Nationally, medical expenditures earmarked for obesity and related ailments rose 29 percent from 2001 to 2015. Here's a look at which states spend the most, and least, treating the condition.
The average direct cost for acute care episodes for home patients was about half of the cost of the control patients cared for in the hospital during the test phase, hospital officials say.
Event connecting pharma, hospitals and payers with tech companies will be at this year's health IT conference for the first time.