Many nonprofit hospitals across the nation are facing financial challenges, and they may soon face higher borrowing costs. Here are five things to know about the financial pressure nonprofit hospitals are facing.

1. Nonprofit hospitals and health systems issue tax-exemp...

The medtech industry’s financial performance for the 12 months that ended 30 June 2015 underscores the challenges this diverse set of companies continue to face: overall revenue growth for the industry remains tepid, as a tougher reimbursement climate depresses new pro...

The rapidly increasing cost of clinical research has led to growing interest in cost-saving strategies. A 2012 report by Kramer and Schulman indicated that the cost of clinical research has exceeded inflation by 7.4 percent annually for the last 20 years.1 Given this t...

From an aging population to Affordable Care Act mandates, there are a number of factors influencing healthcare costs in the U.S. Here are 40 things to know about those costs.

The difference between costs, charges and payments
1. Before delving into an analysis of health...

Providing compassionate care to the elderly is a core tenet of our society. Unfortunately, there is currently a growing gap in the continuum of care spectrum for lower- to middle-income seniors. As the well-documented demographic wave of boomers gets closer, more atten...

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is looking far into the future for Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Regional Medical Center, a hospital it has leased and operated since 1996.

The health system leased the hospital through June 2027, but hopes to extend this agreement, ac...