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STAT+: Hospital systems’ investment income perked up at end of 2022

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Large hospital systems’ investments rebounded heavily in the final quarter of 2022, according to a new STAT analysis of financial filings. STAT analyzed the financial documents of 37 tax-exempt, not-for-profit health systems covering the last three months of 2022.

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Opinion: Hospital care costs are out of control. Price caps can help

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The prices charged by hospitals are exorbitant and rising. trillion in 2022 , finding ways to cut costs has become increasingly urgent. . $21,500 for ten stitches. Private health insurance premiums paid by working age adults are rising rapidly. health care spending reaching $4.5

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STAT+: Hospital price transparency rules are seeding a new crop of health tech startups

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Federal rules forcing hospitals and insurers to post rates for medical procedures have taken effect, but the data’s so messy that a crop of new startups is rushing in to make a business out of parsing it for whoever is willing to pay. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Few hospital websites post about LGBTQ+ services or policies, study shows

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When children’s hospitals around the country were subject to threats and harassment in 2022 over misconceptions about gender-affirming care services, many of them responded by stripping information about the care from their websites.

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STAT+: FTC sues to block a proposed hospital deal in North Carolina

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The federal government is suing to block a proposed hospital deal in North Carolina, alleging it would hand control of over 65% of the inpatient market in the region to a single provider. billion in 2022 revenue, plans to buy two hospitals in the same county from the for-profit chain Community Health Systems for $320 million.

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STAT+: Hospitals say peak labor costs are behind them

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SAN FRANCISCO — Rising labor costs have been the main financial concern for hospitals over the past year, but those costs have peaked and are now a lot lower, according to hospital system executives who presented during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: Even as large health systems bleed money, children’s hospitals are faring well

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Children’s hospitals were spared from the worst ravages of the pandemic, putting them in a much stronger financial position than their acute-care peers. The result, according to a new Fitch report , is children’s hospitals have more cash and stronger margins than larger hospitals.

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