Author: sameerrao

02 Nov Rural Hospital in Iowa Sues Medicaid Insurers for Underpayments

Posted at 10:51h in News

Virginia Gay Hospital (VGH), a critical-access hospital in Vinton, Iowa, has a filed a lawsuit against three private insurance companies that oversee the Iowa’s Medicaid program. This is part of the privatization of Medicaid that was launched in Iowa in April 2016. The lawsuit alleges...

25 Oct Ballot Initiative to Expand Medicaid in Nebraska met with Skepticism

Posted at 12:20h in News

With Medicaid expansion on the ballot in this November’s midterm election, some rural hospitals have tempered their expectations of how it would increase their margins. The Nebraska Hospital Association, which has pushed expansion for years, indicated that rural providers might not fully benefit if enough...