Forty healthcare companies made Fortune's list of the 500 most profitable U.S. companies this year, with three companies reporting annual profits above $10 billion. 

North Dakota held the title for highest U.S. hospital expenses per visit in 2018, according to QuoteWizard, a company that provides insurance quote comparisons.

The average amount of revenue physicians generate for hospitals has jumped significantly in recent years, and a decline in patient volumes and elective procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic is putting hospitals and physicians in a fragile financial position. 

Medical Group Management Association released its 31st Provider Compensation and Production Report.

One in 10 physician assistants has experienced a change in primary practice setting — shifting to an outpatient surgery center or intensive care unit, for example — during the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Physician Assistants' "COVID-19 PA Pulse Survey."

Medscape released its "Physician Compensation Report 2020," examining how COVID-19 affected clinician salaries.

The growing ASC industry remains largely fragmented, according to VMG Health's 2020 "Healthcare M&A Report."

Medscape released its "Physician Compensation Report 2020," examining how COVID-19 affected clinician salaries.

The average salary for registered nurses across the country is $77,460, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected in May 2019.

Fortune released its 66th annual list of the 500 most profitable U.S. companies May 18, with 40 healthcare companies making the cut.

Medscape released its Physician Compensation Report 2020, examining how COVID-19 affected clinician salaries.

Strata Decision Technology used its National Patient and Procedure Volume Tracker to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected procedure volume for 28 specialties.

Nurse practitioners have the highest average annual salary in California, according to the most recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Strata Decision Technology used its National Patient Procedure Volume Tracker to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected procedure volume for 28 specialties.

WalletHub released results from its survey of states with the most and fewest COVID-19-related restrictions.

Oregon is the best state for nurses, according to a new ranking by WalletHub.

Clinicians and patients alike have turned to telemedicine in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Medscape reports.

Unemployment related to the COVID-19 crisis is worse in Florida than in other states, according to WalletHub rankings for the week of April 13.

Two-thirds of surveyed physicians said patient visits are down 50 percent or more because of stay-at-home orders, according to a recent MDLinx survey of 670 physicians.

The ASC space is ripe for facility-level consolidation, according to VMG Health.