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giftedgirl77

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5. Exactly, what stuck out to me was that I believe your OP

Reply to Cooley Hurd (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 5, 2015, 08:07 PM

Jun 2015

stated a majority of the deaths were medicaid patients. So were they not being provided the same level of care as private insurance patients or were they higher risk for other reasons?

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CNN report on high mortality rate for babies at a Florida hospital leads to inquiry [View all] Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 OP

Definitely sounds like something fishy was going on. giftedgirl77 Jun 2015 #1

I just hope that CMS is paying attention to this instead of... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #2

Exactly, what stuck out to me was that I believe your OP giftedgirl77 Jun 2015 #5

I bolded the Medicaid part precisely because of that... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #6

Well it's definitely something that needs to be thoroughly investigated. giftedgirl77 Jun 2015 #7

I saw that report on CNN the other day. DURHAM D Jun 2015 #3

Selling health for corporate profit is evil. God told me so. eom DirtyHippyBastard Jun 2015 #4

From what I can tell online, the Children's Hospitalof this med center is not affiliated with any kath Jun 2015 #8

I'm more inclined to think about an incompetent surgeon pugetres Jun 2015 #9

Tenet Healthcare owns it. enlightenment Jun 2015 #10

That's different from the information on the Florida Div. of Corporations website csziggy Jun 2015 #14

You're right. enlightenment Jun 2015 #15

check out the tenet healthcare controversies valerief Jun 2015 #11

Healthcare run by... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #12

It's Florida grandpamike1 Jun 2015 #13