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California Hospital Association warns national payer tactics threaten critical access hospitals
Summary
Ben Johnson, representing the California Hospital Association, told the Department of Health Care Access and Information board that a major national health plan is using pending targeting to pressure small rural and independent hospitals and that threatened contract terminations could jeopardize care in communities with few alternatives.
Ben Johnson, representing the California Hospital Association, told the Department of Health Care Access and Information board during public comment that a major national health plan is leveraging pending targeting against small rural and independent hospitals and threatening automatic termination of contracts if those hospitals do not reduce rate adjustments to meet spending targets.
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