Senate advances bill to create hospital fund
The Oklahoma Senate on Monday passed a measure to assist financially troubled hospitals.
House Bill 1381, called the Supplemental Hospital Offset Payment Program, would allow hospitals to assess a 2.5 percent fee on net patient revenue, said Craig Jones, Oklahoma Hospital Association president.
The assessment would generate about $153 million in funds that would draw federal matching dollars of $223 million, Jones...
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