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Hospitals sue Massachusetts for unpaid care
Six community hospitals are suing the state of Massachusetts to recoup $70 million they say they've lost over the last three years due to caring for poor people.
By law, the state is supposed to cover the costs of treating low-income patients on the state's MassHealth Medicaid program, but "the state has not lived up to its side of the bargain," said state Rep. Demetrius J. Atsalis. As a result, at least one hospital, Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, has laid off more than 160 employees and eliminated several programs.
The suit comes on the heels of a similar lawsuit filed this summer by Boston Medical Center, which accused Bay State officials of illegally cutting payments used to treat poor patients.
For more information:
- read the Cape Cod Times article
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