Oregon hospital denies rumors of cuts to home health services

At a March 22 meeting, John Day, Ore.-based Blue Mountain Hospital District denied it was making cuts to its home health and hospice programs, countering claims that had been spread on social media and flyers that had been posted, The Blue Mountain Eagle reported March 28.

The hospital did acknowledge that it was working to reform the home health program. The hospital was looking to allow the program to bill insurance for travel to rural parts of the county and direct patient care.

Blue Mountain warned that some patients might see a rise in their copay due to the new billing procedure.

"These kinds of flyers and misinformation just make it harder for us to do our job," Zach Bailey, MD, the hospital's chief of staff, told the Eagle. "We're not looking to cut services. We're just looking to get reimbursed better for the services we already provide."

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