July 21, 2021 New Orleans Every once in a while all the pieces fall into place, and the whole puzzle comes together in a perfect picture. This is happening to hospitals and healthcare right now. The federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has taken a look at how well hospitals have responded …
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Paying for Coronavirus and Medical Debt
https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/CN03282020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsPearl River Ten percent of Americans have absolutely, flat-to-the-bone, no health insurance. Many others have Trump-plan insurance with high deductibles, covering nothing much at all, but maybe catastrophes up to certain lifetime payment levels. Many of these same people are exactly the people who have to work, …
Nonprofit Hospitals Are Going to Have to Prove They are Not Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
Little Rock For many top executives and CEO’s it easy to imagine that running a big urban nonprofit hospital has been a sweet gig. Looking at some of the 990’s that all nonprofits submit to the IRS annually, salaries in the millions are not unusual at some of these big hospitals and many make millions …