Massachusetts has the second-highest hospital bed occupancy rate in the nation. Only Rhode Island has a higher demand.

National Health Insurance (NHI) expenditures would increase by more than NT$4 billion (US$121.82 million) annually due to fee ...

and Buncombe County that include allegations of emergency room bed shortages and long wait times. Late last month, HCA Healthcare asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by Buncombe County.