The IRS has unveiled sweeping changes to the forms that all nonprofits must file detailing their finances, operations and community benefits. The reporting overhaul is a way of bringing more transparency and accountability to the nonprofit world. The changes affect more than 6,000 tax-exempt organizations that operate in southwestern Pennsylvania, the largest being the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Ohio's plan to greatly increase the number of uninsured children eligible for government health coverage in 2008 suffered a blow when Congress abandoned its monthslong effort to enact a sweeping expansion of State Children Health Insurance Program.
Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Northwest Newborn & Pediatric Services, a neonatal physician group practice that provides patient care at two Seattle-area hospitals.
Nearly two-thirds of California voters favor a sweeping plan to overhaul healthcare that is now pending before the Legislature, according to a new survey from the Field Poll. Aimed at extending health coverage to all Californians who lack it, the measure attracted support from voters regardless of their party affiliation, region of residence, age or income, the poll found.
Nashville-based Healthways Inc. has signed a five-year agreement to provide wellness services to Rocky Mountain Health Plans. The agreement covers programs to encourage health plan members to take better care of themselves in part by offering incentives such as lower insurance premiums.
Moody's Investors Service has upgraded Dallas-based Baylor Health System's debt rating, in part because of the hospital chain's expansion into Tarrant County has boosted its financial performance.