Not-for-profit healthcare

The collapse of the mergers comes as the not-for-profit healthcare sector confronts direct and indirect challenges drive by COVID-19.

Joseph Pollock will be responsible for covering hospitals and healthcare systems across the United States.

RBC hires 30-year vet Teri Hartman from Barclays and expects another hire.

Hospital margins plunged in April and recovery prospects hinge on resuming elective procedures, which depend on patient sentiment and future COVID-19 surges.

New report says hospitals lost a total of $1.44 billion a day between March and mid-April.

California's response to COVID-19 became a factor in Verity Health System's Chapter 11 proceedings.

The system's offering statement presents a detailed picture of the pandemic's impact so far.

The March losses underscore the fiscal strains for hospitals but many facilities are expected soon to resume elective surgeries and diagnostic procedures.

The new bill to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program clarifies that hospitals created as political subdivisions are eligible.

Skilled nursing facilities and long-term care are deluged by the pandemic, adding financial stress for a sector that issues unrated and speculative grade debt.

Moody's Investors Service revised the Pennsylvania regional health system to negative citing revenue risks from COVID-19.

Leading Democrats support Mitch McConnell's $250 billion for small businesses and want another $250 million for hospitals and state and local governments.

The COVID-19 crisis has stretched many hospital groups, notably in Greater Boston, to their limits.

Marshall Medical Center in Placerville was cut to BB-plus.

The state treasurer’s office began purchasing eligible VRDOs from participating Ohio health care systems and other critically important institutions.

Disclosure in a series of pending and recently priced Midwest healthcare deals underscore the rapidly evolving impact of COVID-19.

Smaller hospital systems warn they are on fiscal life support as groups lobby for federal funds.

A coalition of healthcare industry organizations is asking for $100 billion in direct federal help, warning that the survival of some hospitals is at stake.

The Supreme Court is poised to decide the Texas governor's quest to end the federal program that provided millions of Americans access to health insurance.

Nuveen, Friedlander, BofA offer some recommendations on COVID-19 credit and sector impact.