1. How some rural hospitals score huge paydays from insurance companies
Many rural hospitals across the nation are facing financial challenges, causing some facilities to seek bankruptcy protection or close their doors for good. However, other rural hospitals are more profitable than ever due to enterprising executives who are allegedly using the facilities to reap big paydays from insurance companies.
2. Wake Forest Baptist at risk of losing Medicare contract over cancer misdiagnoses
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., is at risk of losing its Medicare billing privileges after a CMS survey revealed four patients received erroneous cancer diagnoses.
3. 7 states with the most rural hospital closures
Of the 26 states that have seen at least one rural hospital close since 2010, those with the most closures are in the South, according to research from the North Carolina Rural Health Research Program.
4. 40% of patients skip treatment because of cost: 7 survey findings
The cost of healthcare has placed serious financial burden on more than half of Americans, according to a recent poll from NORC at the University of Chicago and the West Health Institute.
5. Tenet reaches deal with Glenview, implements additional governance changes
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare announced March 26 that its board of directors reached an agreement with Glenview Capital Management, Tenet’s largest shareholder, regarding proposed changes to Tenet’s bylaws.
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