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Grassley wants charity care standards in stimulus
Working with another member of the Senate Finance Committee, perennial not-for-profit hospital critic Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is offering two amendments to the massive stimulus bill that should... 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...
Moody's: Non-profit hospital credit downgrades at peak since 2001
Here's more evidence, if we needed any, that not-for-profit hospitals are facing tough times. Last year, according to Moody's Investors Service, not-for-profit credit downgrades exceeded upgrades by... Read more...
Bad credit news for non-profit hospitals continues
It seems like not-for-profit hospitals just can't catch a break when it comes to bond issues. The latest pain to afflict such bond holders comes from the squeeze placed on them by changes in the... Read more...
Moody's predicts that non-profit hospitals may sell to for-profits in 2009
Everyone knows that it's not easy being a not-for-profit hospital chain these days. The question is what strapped non-profits--struggling for access to capital on one and and burdened by bad debt on... Read more...
Fitch: Bad debt falls among for-profit hospitals during Q1 '08
Marking a welcome change of direction, bad debt fell among for-profit hospitals during the first quarter of 2008, according to a recent report from financial ratings agency Fitch Ratings.... Read more...
