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But spending on community programs still a small slice of the tax savings these health systems receive.

Amid increasing financial challenges, Parkview could no longer survive as a stand-alone hospital.

Dozens of advocates for saving rural hospitals from closure marched into Washington D.C. on Monday, after walking 283 miles to signify the 283 rural hospitals that are on the brink of closure.

New report by Standard & Poor's claims a more diverse payer mix brought about by the Affordable Care Act and a surge in admissions as more Americans have health insurance lifted the sector.

"Cadillac tax" on high-priced plans is also contributing to the spending decline and accelerating the cost shift from employer to employee, PricewaterCooper report finds.

Battle between SignatureMD and MDVIP rages over alleged anticompetitive practices that require doctors to sign noncompete agreements.

These hospitals charge the uninsured and certain other payers more than 10 times the amount they charge Medicare, but critics say there's a big difference between what hospitals charge and what they are paid.

The new policies encourage physicians to give patients greater price transparency on the cost of care, taking into account insurance status.

As Blue Shield of California fights to save its state tax exemption, momentum is growing around a movement to apply the same scrutiny to nonprofit hospital systems, and maybe collect the same taxes, as for-profit systems.

The 2014 revenue growth for nonprofit and public health systems is a steep jump from the sector's all-time low in 2013.