Jeff Lagasse
Health Affairs study shows the current penalty structure leads some hospitals to be penalized persistently, leading to financial burden, study says.
Baptist Memorial operates 17 hospitals in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee; Mississippi Baptist runs four hospitals in the state.
Deal with HCA is expected to close this summer as system strives to cover $1.2 billion debt.
But regulations and the rise of high-deductible plans are making a difficult job even harder.
Despite recent controversies, the executive oversaw major growth at the marquee health system.
CEO John McRoberts said in a statement that Las Vegas "is a growing and important market for Fundamental."
In two thirds of quality measures, men and women scored similarly; differences surfaced in procedures like eye exams and mental health treatment.
Among other key findings, gender wage gap strongly persists among physicians as female docs make less regardless of geography, specialty.
Spending bloat, "patchwork" regulations, unstable markets are a problem for reform efforts, experts said.
The pair admitted they submitted approximately $6 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare.