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Op-ed: Jackson Hospital and the public interest
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (461+ words) So, an evidence-driven analysis should begin with the vision Mr. Quinlivan has expressed for Jackson: To transform Jackson Hospital into a financially stable, clinically advanced, and regionally recognized healthcare facility.” Its strategic goals include: to allow Jackson to earn top…...
Jackson Hospital signs deal with Blue Cross to stave off closure and emerge from bankruptcy
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (746+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Jackson Hospital has signed a deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama, ending a dramatic chapter of threatened closures and uncertainty about the hospital’s future. The four-year deal will allow the Montgomery hospital to emerge from bankruptcy…...
State employee health insurance program facing shortfall
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (846+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The health care program that insures more than 100,000 Alabama state employees is projected to lose $38.5 million by the end of the fiscal year, officials said at a board meeting Wednesday. The State Employees’ Insurance Board is expecting revenue…...
Jackson Hospital, Blue Cross reach agreement in long running dispute
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (156+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Financially troubled Jackson Hospital has reached an agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama it a dispute over medical reimbursement rates, the hospital announced Friday. The development is a hopeful sign that the Capital City’s downtown…...
Jackson Hospital attorney confirms it will not close on July 1
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (608+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – An attorney representing Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital on Tuesday confirmed that the hospital will not close on Wednesday as it had previously warned it could. Attorney Derek Meek said in bankruptcy court that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama…...
Blue Cross: Keeping health care affordable while protecting our customers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) Alabama Daily News Recent news regarding Jackson Hospital’s potential closure has understandably raised concerns among patients, families, employers, and healthcare providers across the River Region. Our role is to ensure those dollars are spent responsibly so that coverage remains accessible…...
Column: Blue Cross is not the reason for Jackson Hospital’s financial struggles
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1040+ words) Alabama Daily News There are many reasons why Jackson Hospital is struggling, but Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama’s reimbursement is not why it is in bankruptcy. Despite the misleading claims made by the hospital’s CEO, Jackson Hospital is…...
With healthy budgets this year, Alabama fiscal leaders see 'clouds on the horizon,' budget woes ahead
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (863+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Alabama’s economic outlook is changing, and budgets will get tighter. That was the message from the state’s top financial officials, who shared a somewhat gloomy forecast with a joint committee of lawmakers on Wednesday in Montgomery. Senate Education…...
‘Flawed system,’ Alabama leaders hopeful a reimbursement change could help struggling hospitals
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1024+ words) WASHINGTON — Sandwiched between the Florida Panhandle and the Mississippi coast, Infirmary Health’s hospitals can’t compete with neighboring states’ wages. Nurses and health care professionals who live in south Alabama can drive just a little longer to Pensacola for work and…...
Blue Cross begins airing own ads to counter attacks amidst Jackson Hospital struggles
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (628+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This week’s Sunday Night Football broadcast on NBC featured one of the season’s most competitive, high-flying matchups between the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears. But viewers in Alabama were witness to a different kind of air war…...