An independent community hospital in Texas, known for allowing patients to choose individualized care plans, is entering its ninth month without Medicare reimbursement for reasons one patient advocate says “don’t add up.”
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) terminated its agreement with United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC) on Jan. 11, 2022, “based on continued serious findings of deficiencies” showing a “failure to meet the minimum required patient safety and quality standards,” CMS told The Epoch Times.
“These were serious findings of failures by the facility to meet basic federal health and safety requirements,” CMS said. “Despite several opportunities to correct their noncompliance, UMMC failed to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of its patients.”…