The Henry County Medical Center plans to end maternity care in September. We asked Gov. Lee what he’s doing to save the hospital’s OB unit as the process of shutting down the unit has started.
The Henry County Medical Center plans to end maternity care in September. We asked Gov. Lee what he’s doing to save the hospital’s OB unit as the process of shutting down the unit has started.
“Under Blue Cross’s proposal to Henry County, even with the new rates, BCBS would still be paying the hospital less than it did for OB care back in 2009.”
So blue cross cut reimbursement to the bone, and Tenncare Medicaid reimbursement is too low to sustain the cost of services. This story is going to get repeated a lot across the US, IMO.