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Fitch: Median ratio for non-profit hospitals fall for first time in years
Despite the crashed economy, non-profit hospitals and health systems have generally improved or stayed stable in their basic financial metrics, but this year is different, says ratings agency Fitch... 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: 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...
FL hospital trades out pricey bonds for fixed-rate debt
St. Petersburg, FL-based All Children's Hospital has set plans to replace $60 million in auction rate bonds issued in 2007 with fixed-rate tax-exempt bonds. While this may not sound like much, the... 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 issues negative ratings for healthcare
Read FierceHealthcare's other stories for your upbeat news this morning: in this article, all we have to offer healthcare executives is more bad news from Fitch Ratings. Specifically, Fitch has... Read more...
