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Moffat County approves $2.5 million settlement with Memorial Regional Health
Summary
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 28 approved a $2,500,000 settlement and release agreement with Memorial Regional Health, clarifying that existing patient payment plans and deductible/coinsurance balances remain collectible and that a third party is reprocessing certain claims.
The Moffat County Board of County Commissioners voted Jan. 28 to update its settlement and release agreement with Memorial Regional Health (MRH) for $2,500,000.
Commissioners discussed language in the agreement clarifying how previously collected or outstanding patient deductible and coinsurance balances will be handled as part of the settlement. The board moved and seconded the payment amount and approved the agreement by voice vote.
The clarification adopted by the board states that any patient fund balances applied to deductibles or coinsurance will not be refunded by MRH to patients or to the county as part of the settlement. A county staff member clarified, “We’re not going back and rebilling patients because we’re not reprocessing…
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