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'The land of the free and the home of the medical bankruptcy': Former US surgeon general slams America's 'broken' health-care system after $5,000 bill for trip to ER due to dehydration
In 2013, Community Health Systems entered into an agreement with Health Management Associates to purchase HMA for about $3.6 billion in cash and stock. The merger was completed in January 2014 and made Community Health Systems the largest for-profit hospital operator at the time, with 206 hospitals in 29 states.
The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth that has disrupted payments to U.S. doctors and healthcare facilities nationwide for a month, has taken an especially harsh toll on the community health ...
Community Health System, Fresno’s largest health-care provider, says in a video on YouTube that it performs a “diverse set of services for a very diverse community.” Yet there is an ...
Steward Health Care is a large private for-profit health system headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It utilizes an integrated care model to deliver healthcare across its hospitals and primary care locations, as well as through its managed care and health insurance services. As of the start of 2024, Steward's US operation owned 33 hospitals and ...
On July 30, 2013, it was announced that Community Health Systems would purchase Health Management Associates for $3.6 billion. On January 15, 2014, the hospital officially changed its name to Bayfront Health Port Charlotte. On January 27, 2014, Community Health Systems acquired Health Management Associates.
Indeed, almost half of U.S. adults (41%), or more than 100 million people, have been burdened with medical bills they can’t foot, per analysis from a KFF Health News investigation with NPR and ...
Community health is a major field of study within the medical and clinical sciences which focuses on the maintenance, protection, and improvement of the health status of population groups and communities. It is a distinct field of study that may be taught within a separate school of public health or Preventive Healthcare.