Richard Pizzi

Missouri's extensive 2005 Medicaid cuts slowed the growth in Medicaid spending but did not reduce Medicaid costs, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Ia., has implemented a hiring freeze in addition to a salary freeze for managers, directors and senior management.

The Minnesota Nurses Association and Allina Hospitals and Clinics have negotiated an agreement ensuring adequate nurse staffing, the health and safety of nurses and other system issues in the event of a natural disaster, catastrophic event, pandemic illness or response to terrorism.

The Internal Revenue Service has released a final report on its 2006 survey of not-for-profit hospitals, which found the nearly 500 hospitals surveyed dedicated an average 9 percent of total revenues to community benefit.

The pharmaceutical market for women's healthcare is poised to exceed $97 billion by 2013, according to estimates compiled by medical market research publisher Kalorama Information.

Pfizer, the world's largest pharmaceutical company, will make public its compensation of U.S. healthcare professionals for consulting, speaking engagements and clinical trials.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the ratings on the University of Colorado Hospital Authority's approximately $542 million of bonds outstanding.

Wages for registered nurses increased faster in California than elsewhere after the state began implementing legislation mandating minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in acute care hospitals.

The global in vitro diagnostic test market won't be stalled by economic conditions for a variety of reasons, according to a new report.

Employment at U.S. hospitals rose 0.17 percent in January 2009 to a seasonally adjusted 4,711,000 people, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report last week.