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Trustee raises employee billing concerns after hospital takeover; district pursuing negotiations
Summary
Board members discussed employee and patient bills after a local imaging provider was absorbed by a hospital system; the superintendent and benefits staff said negotiations are ongoing to restore direct-billing arrangements and limit unexpected outpatient charges for employees.
Board members raised concerns about unexpected medical bills for district employees following a change in local imaging-provider ownership and billing practices.
Background and complaints: Board member Ms. Rosario said several employees (and she personally) received unexpectedly large outpatient bills following the hospital system’s acquisition of a local radiology operation. She described a period when patients were billed at the hospital outpatient rate with little or no prior notice and said the…
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