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SPOTLIGHT: Fewer healthcare employers offer defined retirement plans
Fewer than half of healthcare employers offer defined benefit plans, a 12 percent decrease over 2008 figures, finds a new survey by the American Hospital Association. The lousy economy is primarily... Read more...
Reform deal could create $16B gain, not losses, for U.S. hospitals
Remember not long ago when the nation's hospital associations made their big, oh-so-noble announcement about the cuts they were willing to endure to support the cause of health reform? The White... Read more...
Hospital lobby asked to look for healthcare savings
Can hospitals really deliver healthcare savings? The Senate Finance Committee is asking them to deliver, specifically by finding ways to shave costs off of Medicare and Medicaid over the next decade.... Read more...
Antitrust laws could limit efforts to control prices
A couple of weeks ago, President Obama and several major interest groups announced that they'd be able to cut $2 trillion off of the growth in healthcare spending over the next decade. That sounds... Read more...
Hospitals deserve a break, too
Honestly, the American Hospital Association has come across as a bit shrill of late, what with its shooting down just about every reform proposal coming from the Hill. Come on, guys, the time for... Read more...
AHA wants hospital bonds included in municipal securities legislation
As FierceHealthFinance readers know, when the market tanked, hospitals went through horrific struggles to manage their increasingly costly bond obligations. With the crisis still at hand, the... Read more...
AHA: Elective care, admits down, and budgets stressed
Here's a new batch of financial stats from the American Hospital Association on its members and, of course, they're filled with blood and gore. (Maybe hospital execs should hire the witches from... Read more...
U.S. community hospitals saw record profit increase in 2007
It's about time we got some good news: the American Hospital Association has released figures showing that U.S. community hospitals saw record profits in 2007. Net revenue grew at 6.7 percent while... Read more...
AHA says IRS form 990, Schedule H need revision
The American Hospital Association has filed a letter with the IRS arguing that the agency could do more to accommodate small, cash-strapped institutions in its instructions for filling out Form 990... Read more...
Case study: FL hospitals offer online payments
A group of Jacksonville, FL-area hospital systems have begun letting patients pay their bills online in an effort to save time and money. The hospitals involved include St. Vincent's Medical Center,... Read more...
