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Supervisor Melgar calls for committee hearing after CMS terminates Medicare payments to Laguna Honda Hospital
Summary
Supervisor Melgar said federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services terminated Medicare payments to Laguna Honda Hospital, jeopardizing funding for care of about 700 residents, and requested a committee-of-the-whole hearing next week to review the city’s recertification and relocation plans.
Supervisor Joel Engard Melgar on May 17 announced that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) had terminated Medicare payments to Laguna Honda Hospital and called for a committee‑of‑the‑whole hearing next week to review the hospital’s status and any relocation plans for residents.
Melgar told colleagues that Laguna Honda provides long‑term skilled nursing and custodial care for roughly 700 residents with complex medical needs and that loss of Medicare funding would eliminate the…
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