Palmer Memorial Hospital’s 2.7M FMHA loan fuels expansion
Palmer Memorial Hospital in Iowa nearly doubled in size after a 2.7 million Farmer's Home Administration loan funded a new patient wing. The remodel added 18 of 30 beds and modernized surgical and emergency areas while shifting to a revenue budget independent of city funds. Administrator Doug Peterson notes the loan funded a depreciation reserve to cover Medicare and Medicaid losses, but warns future funding depends on utilization and broader healthcare economics.
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Deb Wi Gazette
Iowa Bureau Est Union
Farmer’s Home Administration
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Doug Peterson
Fmha
Iowa
Palmer Memorial
Peterson
Palmer
Medicare
Blue Cross
Cost shifting raises bills for private patients across Iowa
The article explains cost shifting where private pay patients and those with private insurance cover the shortfalls left by Medicare Medicaid and indigent care. It cites a profile of a typical Iowa 35 patient hospital day showing Medicare Medicaid and private plans each paying part while the remaining costs fall on the private pay group and tax base. It notes University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics indigent care shortfalls and rising charges to non government covered patients.
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Nation
Donald Dunn
Iowa Hospital Association
Dunn
You
Medicare
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
IHA
the Cross and
University of Iowa
Hospital Care Terms And Public Programs Defined
Outpatient services cover hospital care without admission. Medicare pays hospi tal and doctor bills for those 65 and over. Medicaid funds care for the needy. Utilization is the use of hospital and physician services. Inpatient refers to admitted patients. Provider means a person or institution delivering medical care.
Tomorrow Has State Government's Attempt to Curb Health Costs
In Thursday's Gazette the state government pursues policies to rein in rising health costs. Officials discuss financing options, provider controls, and potential impacts on patients and hospitals.
Part Time Doctors Run Iowa City VA Clinic
About 170 physicians serve the Iowa City VA Medical Center with most working part time. only the chief of staff and director of ambulatory care are full time. The center relies on University Hospitals for open heart surgery, radiology, and other services under teaching and cost-sharing arrangements.
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Ova City
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Iowa City
University of Iowa
University
West
Federal Hospital
John F. Hickman
Hickman
University Hospitals
Iowa City VA Medical Center
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