Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings has been issued immediate compliance orders for two hospitals it owns and operates in Rhode Island as vendors remain unpaid and patient surgeries are subsequently canceled.
The Washington State Hospital Association said that while many of the proposed changes to the federal No Surprises Act have value, they do not not address continuing major issues with the independent dispute resolution process.
Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital terminated CFO Mike Rogers after about a month on the job after hospital staff discovered he was a convicted felon who changed his name last year.
An Oregon Department of Justice investigation into alleged improper billing by the state’s largest hospital operator remains open more than a year later, according to a Nov. 9 The Lund Report article.
Health insurers will raise rates next year, predicts Moody’s Investor Services, but hospitals will still need to focus on tight cost controls as inflation remains high.