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Not-for-profits could have a bleak year
Two key credit ratings services--Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings--believe the outlook for the not-for-profit healthcare sector will remain negative this year, says the Healthcare... Read more...
A look at the post-reform future for non-profit hospitals
Let's face it, nobody really knows quite how things will shake out when the reform dust settles--but we'd all like to believe someone has the answer. So this summer, when we published a story on... Read more...
Allina Health System gets A+ rating on bonds
Allina Health System has gotten that most fortunate of grades--an A+--from credit scoring agency Fitch Ratings, boosted by strong performances on a number of key financial metrics, along with a... Read more...
Health insurers take ratings hit from Fitch on reform fears
No one's really sure how health reform will impact the health insurance industry. But it seems that as far as the financial sector is concerned, the impact isn't likely to be good. In one striking... Read more...
Fitch describes non-profit hospitals that will do well post-reform
While specifics of health reform remain gauzy at best, financial research firm Fitch Ratings has already developed a profile for the kind of non-profits that will survive health reform as it's... Read more...
Fitch: Investor-owned hospitals have strong operating earnings
Things have been incredibly tough over the past couple of years, both for non-profit and investor-owned hospitals. But despite decreasing patient volumes, rising bad debt and price pressures,... Read more...
Fitch: For-profit providers stable in Q4 2008
At last, some (moderately) good news on hospitals' financial status. Fitch Ratings has announced that results for the final three months of 2008 for for-profit hospital companies were stable,... Read more...
NJ system may default on bonds
A six-hospital system has told investors that due to weak financial results in 2008, it may default on $768.4 million in bonds. This follows a recent uptick in downgraded hospital bond ratings, which... Read more...
Fitch still pessimistic about not-for-profits
Fitch Ratings continues to be pessimistic about the prospects for U.S. not-for-profit hospitals, according to the latest guidance from the agency. With unemployment rising, investment returns still... Read more...
Fitch changes not-for-profit hospital outlook to negative
As the recession deepens, Fitch has changed its outlook for the not-for-profit hospital sector to negative, from a previous status of stable. Fitch noted that the recession has hit hardest on... Read more...
