Yellow PagesMar 13, 2008
Bill restricts specialty hospitals
“We're prepared to fight for the rights of our patients to have choice”
Physician-owned hospitals are again on the defensive after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill late Wednesday that will cut off expansions and restrict investment.
The bill -- HR 1424 -- is part of a larger health care bill that requires benefits equity for mental health and substance-related disorders under group health plans, and prohibits genetic discrimination with respect to employer health insurance.
The Wichita region is home to five physician-owned hospitals: Galichia Heart Hospital, Kansas Spine Hospital, Kansas Heart Hospital, Kansas Medical Center in Andover, and Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center. Read more
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