Lawmakers Question CMS On Medicare Reimbursements To Texas Specialty Hospital

... Three lawmakers have asked CMS for information on Medicare reimbursements to West Texas Hospital, a physician-owned specialty hospital, during an 18-month moratorium on payments to such facilities after a patient entered respiratory arrest and died last month as a result of complications from elective spinal surgery performed at the hospital, CQ HealthBeat reports (CQ HealthBeat, 2/9). [click link for full article] ...