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Study: Uninsured ranks could be much lower
I know, you do everything you can to qualify patients for government programs when they're uninsured and need care. Despite that, uninsured patients continue to generate high bad debt levels for Read more...
Not-for-profit financial successes raise questions
According to a December 2006 Congressional Budget Office report, U.S. not-for-profit hospitals get $12.6 billion in tax exemptions and $32 billion in federal, state and local subsidies. That's a Read more...
TX public health system faces loss of profitable patients
Sometimes, government agencies have to fight for business, too. This time around, it's the Harris (TX) County Hospital District, which has seen a drop in the number of patients visiting its Read more...
Kaiser sued over emergency services pay
Upstart hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services has filed eight lawsuits in California courts against Kaiser Permanente, arguing that Kaiser has wrongly refused to pay more than $25 million in Read more...
Bad debt savages HCA, LifePoint profits
Two hospital chains checked in with quarterlies over the last week, and they're singing the same song: they've both had their profits socked by bad debt. HCA, for one, reported that its bad debt Read more...
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