CHICAGO (WLS) -- In Chicago's Austin neighborhood, Loretto Hospital is what's considered a safety net hospital, meaning they don't turn people away due to their ability to pay for care. Officials said ...

A Kodiak Solutions analysis projects that a significant shift of Medicaid patients to self-pay status could cause an average hospital's net income to plummet by 71%, erasing millions in net revenue.

A new Commonwealth Fund analysis estimates U.S. hospitals’ annual operating margins will drop by 12.5% to 14.2% in 2027 should mandatory Medicaid work requirements take effect. Compared to current law ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 13: U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffires (D-NY) holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol. Jeffries spoke out against the Republican budget bill and the potential cuts to ...

Hospital bad debt charity increased 10% year to date in 2025, driven by Medicaid changes and regional growth, impacting hospital finances nationwide.

(The Hill) — Hospitals are bracing for the impact of the Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax cut law. While most of the cuts won’t happen immediately, rural facilities ...

Urban safety-net hospitals will be in the firing line when sweeping Medicaid funding cuts outlined in the summer’s One Big Beautiful Bill take effect, according to an analysis published Monday. In ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...

Since early July, most hospital companies’ stocks have been rallying in anticipation of relief from uncompensated care costs under proposed health insurance reform bills. On Wednesday, however, profit ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 3,500 people in Skagit County may lose Medicaid by 2027 under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Brian Ivie, Skagit Regional Health’s ...