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Mills County tables Hendricks Hospital bills; staff report communication gaps and uncertain final liability
Summary
County staff told commissioners they first received a packet of Hendricks Hospital invoices in mid‑2021 and have had limited response from the hospital's accounting staff. The court voted to table the bills until officials can obtain complete statements and confirm whether paying a Medicare‑rate line will satisfy outstanding balances.
Mills County Commissioners Court voted on March 10 to table action on a packet of medical invoices billed by Hendricks Hospital related to jail inmate care, citing incomplete documentation and unreturned inquiries from hospital accounting.
County staff said the packet of invoices was received in pieces, with county personnel first seeing a list in mid‑2021. Staff reported multiple attempts to contact Hendricks accounting and a hospital contact named Amber Waters, but said responses were intermittent and that the…
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