Senator Seeking Inquiry Into Hospitals’ Billing Practices
Senate Health Committee Chair Ed Hernandez (D-West Covina) has sent a letter to Howard Backer, interim state health director, asking the California Department of Public to conduct an investigation of Prime Healthcare's Medicare claims. The hospital chain has been under scrutiny for reporting high rates of certain types of infection and malnutrition.
- "Senate Leader Calls for New Probe of Prime Healthcare" (Williams, California Watch, 3/17).