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The Illinois Finance Authority board signed on Centegra Health System's plans to borrow $200 million for a new hospital and an agreement to assist with obtaining ratings on a financing tied to the proposed Illiana toll road.
March 12
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California State Controller John Chiang released a report showing the state's health care liabilities total $65 billion and suggested a way to reduce that amount.
March 6
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Missouri-based BJC Health System sold $200 million of debt to finance various projects including an expansion of its cancer center in St. Louis County in partnership with Washington University School of Medicine.
March 6 -
Moody's Investors Service revised its outlook on HealthEast Care System's junk bond rating to positive, signaling the Minnesota system could see a return to investment grade territory if its fiscal performance remains on track.
February 28
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Missouri House members proposed an alternative bonding proposal to one announced by Gov. Jay Nixon to finance a new state psychiatric facility.
February 28
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Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings have downgraded a health care system with hospitals in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, ahead of its $108 million refunding deal.
February 27
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At the request of a healthcare workers union, California Treasurer Bill Lockyer has asked the state's debt commission to study the disclosures non-profit hospitals make to the bond market.
February 26
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A.T. Still University of Health Sciences in Missouri received a first time rating of A3 from Moody's Investors Service.
February 24 -
Standard & Poor's has downgraded the ratings on Northern Inyo Local County Hospital District's revenue bonds to junk.
February 20 -
The rise in high-deductible health plans could bring more pressure to bear on an already pressured non-profit health care sector, Fitch Ratings said.
February 19
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Miami-Dade County's repeal of employee healthcare contributions is a credit negative for Florida's largest county, Moody's Investors Service said Feb. 13.
February 13 -
Voters in Arizona's Maricopa County may be asked in November to approve a $935 million bond proposal to revamp the county's public hospital system.
February 13
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn unveiled the draft of a five-year plan to overhaul its Medicaid program in hopes of snaring $5.2 billion in additional federal funding.
February 13 -
The Illinois Finance Authority board gave preliminary approval to a nearly $200 million financing planned by Centegra Health System to build a new hospital far northwest of Chicago.
February 11 -
Cadence Health and Rockford Health System, two Illinois hospital systems that signed a letter of intent to merge in November, have decided cancel the proposed union.
February 10
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Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago won an upgrade from Standard & Poor's in recognition of its improved balance sheet and successful transition to its replacement hospital.
February 10
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S&P revised the outlook to negative on CCC-rated bonds for South Carolina's Tuomey Healthcare due to a $277 million fraud judgment and operating losses.
February 6
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Moody's Investors Service downgraded the rating of Lancaster, Calif.-based Antelope Valley Hospital District to junk, maintaining a negative outlook
February 6
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Cook Children's Hospital, the dominant provider of children's healthcare in Fort Worth, Texas, is planning its second expansion in five years with $175 million of bonds.
February 3
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Moody's dropped the GO bond ratings on Louisiana's St. Charles Parish Hospital District No. 1 below investment grade citing a strained financial position and high debt load.
January 31
