Hospitals round-up for 5/29
Get the news on Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center, UPMC Northwest, Evangelical Community Hospital, and Washington Hospital.
Summary of recent national health reform developments
Stories on the proposed government-run health insurance plan and business leaders’ ideas for reform.
PA hospital voices concerns over proposed cuts to Medicaid in state budget
Jersey Shore Hospital says that Medicaid and Medicare patients would suffer.
Budget blitz begins next week
On Monday state lawmakers will return to Harrisburg for what is supposed to be the last month of budget negotiations. This past week the Senate Republicans introduced a bill to create a state agency called the Legislative Fiscal Office, which they say will provide a more objective and accurate view of state fiscal data.
Healthcare advocacy group tallies “hidden health tax”
The extra costs paid go toward covering healthcare costs for the uninsured, says Families USA.
Hospitals round-up for 5/28
Read up on Holy Redeember Hospital & Medical Center, Altoona Regional Health System, Geisinger Northeast, and Abington Memorial Hospital.
Health insurance industry exec says cutting costs is key to healthcare reform
A public health insurance plan, she says, would be disastrous.
Dept. of Public Welfare says PA to greatly improve care options for terminally ill children
Families of children with terminal illnesses often don’t have sufficient access to hospice care, and aren’t advised of hospice’s benefits.
PA Sec. of Public Welfare comments on Smart Pharmacy plan
Estelle Richman responds to critics of the plan, who doubted its savings estimates.
York Co. program gets prescription discounts for residents AND their pets
The York Dispatch calls it a “win-win situation.”