Tampa General Hospital announced it is launching a Military Civilian Partnership for the Trauma Readiness Grant, also known as the Mission Zero program, to fill a critical need for people suffering from serious injuries. Awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the $80,000 federal grant will be used to fund military doctors to provide trauma care at the academic medical center.
Janna Cline, chief financial officer of Faith Regional Medical Center in Norfolk, said she's encountering more issues with insurance companies and has seen the hospital's relationship with some of those companies deteriorate.
Lawmakers are targeting the rising cost of healthcare as a key issue they plan to tackle this upcoming legislative session, after hearing from hospital executives, representatives of insurance and pharmaceutical companies and other industry officials Thursday.
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office is seeking community input on the proposed merger of Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services, which includes M Health Fairview Ridges in Burnsville. The Attorney General’s Office will use the information provided by the public via the online form as part of its review of the proposed merger.
Even after New Mexico made it illegal for hospitals to send collectors after people with low incomes who owe them money or to sue patients to collect medical debt, a review of court records finds that hospitals or their collection agencies have filed more than 700 lawsuits trying to do exactly that.