(NEW YORK)Patients deferring hospital procedures, the challenges facing managed care companies, and biotechnology pipelines will be among the themes discussed at the Jefferies health care co...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of hospital operator Community Health Systems Inc. rose Thursday after a Stifel Nicolaus analyst upgraded the stock to "Buy" from "Hold," as the company said it has avoided ...READ MORE
Among the premarket stories for Thursday, June 12, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--A JPMorgan analyst downgraded shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., citing a dif...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)A Lehman Brothers analyst said Thursday that LifePoint Hospitals Inc. is struggling to raise patient admissions and recruit new doctors, and he downgraded the hospital operator...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)A Goldman Sachs analyst said Wednesday that shares of most managed-care companies are trading cheaply and could see an upswing in the near term. Analyst Michael Borsch said in a no...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)The Federation of American Hospitals, which represents for-profit hospital chains, spent $630,000 on lobbying in the first quarter, according to a government disclosure form.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Several executives from rural hospital operators said they are continuing to build up operations, including adding physicians, even as a weak economy clouds the industry's grow...READ MORE