The bill, Senate Bill 241, would require Nevada Medicaid to pay the hospitals the cost of the service for outpatient services and administratively flexible “swing beds” for rural hospitals that are designated as Critical Access Hospitals (CAH). Currently, the hospitals are only reimbursed at cost for in-patient services.
Labor costs and trouble with patient discharges again contributed to financial losses at Allina and Fairview, the two largest health systems in the Twin Cities. A first-quarter operating loss of $101.6 million at Allina reflects industry-wide trends that hit the Minneapolis-based health system harder than expected, Chief Financial Officer Ric Magnuson said in an interview.
SPRING VALLEY (25News Now) - OSF HealthCare has filed its intent to purchase health facilities within St. Margaret's network, but the clinics not on that list are facing closure.
A new revenue forecast means Oregon lawmakers will have more money available to fill gaps in the state’s underdeveloped behavioral health system, maintain insurance for low-income Oregonians and widen the health care workforce training pipeline, among other competing requests.
Flagstaff City Council chambers were packed Tuesday evening as city leaders voted to move forward with the first phase of Northern Arizona Healthcare’s proposed new hospital campus.