A standing-room only crowd clapped loudly when Larry McEvoy finished presenting the administration’s vision for Memorial’s future.
The crowd, filled with Memorial employees, heard Memorial’s proposal for its future for the first time at tonight’s citizens’ commission meeting.
The proposal was met with largely positive responses from the commissioners, the employees and the hospital’s board of trustees.
“That [...] [...]
Months of research, deliberations and debate will come to an end for the Memorial citizens’ commission on Nov 22. That’s the date set for the commission to deliver its final report to the Colorado Springs City Council.
The commission has been tasked with making recommendations to city council about the future of the city-owned hospital system. [...] [...]
Denver Health didn’t divorce the city of Denver when it became a hospital authority - it just decided to live in a separate house.
That’s the way CEO Patricia Gabow described the relationship between the city and its former department, Denver Health. In 1997, the hospital system split from the city, creating a separate authority that [...] [...]
Delivering women’s and children’s health care is typically more expensive, raising concerns among doctors who work with Memorial Health System that a sale of the system will mean fewer services for those groups.
Memorial has three distinct hospitals on two campuses, including Memorial Hospital for Children.
A number of pediatricians and other physicians turned out at a [...] [...]
President Barack Obama is revealing details about how the government will enforce the health overhaul law, an announcement expected to focus on how insurance companies must treat consumers.
Administration officials were meeting privately today at the White House with insurance company CEOs and state insurance commissioners, the White House said in a written statement, with Obama [...] [...]
Memorial Health System is paying the consultant hired to help guide the citizens’ commission tackling questions about its future more than a quarter of a million dollars for a year’s work.
So, who exactly is the commission getting for Memorial’s $285,000?
There’s no doubt Larry Singer comes with impressive credentials. He’s an associate professor and director of [...] [...]
Gov. Bill Ritter has signed eight bills aimed at improving health care, including one intended to make the state’s Medicaid system more efficient.
The bills signed into law Wednesday also include measures streamlining and standardizing insurance claims, calling for ways to improve access to healthy food and providing access to prenatal care for women who buy [...] [...]
Is it all needless worrying?
The Memorial Commission on Ownership and Governance recently hired a consultant, causing some to wonder what exactly the commission’s role will be in the upcoming months.
Hiring a consultant, the thinking goes, would seem to negate the need for the commission itself.
After all, the consultant hired, Larry Singer, has experience in guiding [...] [...]
The federal government has approved Colorado’s plan to charge patient fees to hospitals.
Gov. Bill Ritter announced yesterday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services agreed to the state’s hospital provider fee, which will expand both Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus elgibility, insuring more state residents.
The federal government will now match every dollar [...] [...]
Gov. Bill Ritter is set to sign a bill that prohibits gender discrimination in setting health insurance rates.
The bill will be signed today, the annual Health Care Day of Action at the Capitol.
Lawmakers say rates for women are often higher than rates for men and they believe it’s unfair.
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