Not-for-profit healthcare

Melanie Her will be based in San Francisco.

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, which would affect nonprofit hospital credits if it withstands appeal.

A bankruptcy judge still has to review the sales agreement between Verity Health System and Santa Clara County.

The downgrade affects $114 million of debt issued for Good Samaritan Hospital, owned by Knox County, Indiana.

Officials in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration trumpet New York City’s healthcare savings program. Budget watchdogs don't buy it.

The St. Louis-based, multi-state Catholic health system is selling $175 million of taxable paper Tuesday.

Operators of Texas nursing homes will make another attempt to boost reimbursement rates in the 2019 Legislature as the state's "silver tsunami" gains momentum.

Gov.-elect Laura Kelly will enjoy rising revenues and prospects for Medicaid expansion but still faces a GOP-dominated legislature.

Voters in three states approved Medicaid expansion, highlighting dozens of ballot measures around the country that will impact budgets and credit.

Patrick McCarthy, Moira Baldwin and Ian Spier join Wells Fargo’s public finance team.

Moody's Investors Service cut the outlook for the system, already rated at junk Ba1.

Moody's Investors Service said Palmetto Health's integration with Greenville Health may result in a rating upgrade for Palmetto and a downgrade for Greenville.

Proposition 4 would authorize $1.5 billion in state GO bonds for 13 childrens' hospitals around the state, eight of them private nonprofits.

Added debt drove one-notch downgrade but long-term benefits seen.

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare's long-stalled acquisition of Centegra was finalized last month.

The Toledo, Ohio-based healthcare operator will sell $1.5 billion of bonds next week, of which $1.2 billion will be taxable.

Illinois-based OSF Healthcare System will refund $470 of debt this week and next.

The state Supreme Court upheld a law that safeguards local property tax exemptions for the hospitals.

S&P Global Raings dropped Verity Health System to CC.

Verity Health System reported about $459 million of long-term bond debt and $254 million in pension obligations on its most recent CAFR.