Posted on Jan 17, 2016
Dept of Veteran Affairs owes Florida hospitals $134M for unpaid bills
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Hospitals all across Florida are still waiting for the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay out $134.4 million in outstanding claims for medical services they provided to veterans who faced long wait times or far distances for care at a VA healthcare facility. The Florida Hospital Association announced on Thursday that 95% of all FHA member hospitals have unpaid claims with the VA, some outstanding for more than two years.
A survey of Florida hospitals finds many have unpaid claims with the VA
Delayed payments to non-VA hospitals continue to be “a major issue,” according to U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican and chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The committee held a hearing on the issue in June, when VA officials promised to fix the problem. In a letter to VA Secretary Robert McDonald dated Nov. 13, Miller warned that delayed payments loomed large over the department’s efforts to transform a healthcare system rocked by scandals over veterans’ long waits for care. Mary Kay Hollingsworth, communications manager for the VA’s statewide healthcare network, said in a written statement that the department has been doing a pretty good job of paying Florida hospitals on time.
A survey of Florida hospitals finds many have unpaid claims with the VA
Delayed payments to non-VA hospitals continue to be “a major issue,” according to U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican and chairman of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. The committee held a hearing on the issue in June, when VA officials promised to fix the problem. In a letter to VA Secretary Robert McDonald dated Nov. 13, Miller warned that delayed payments loomed large over the department’s efforts to transform a healthcare system rocked by scandals over veterans’ long waits for care. Mary Kay Hollingsworth, communications manager for the VA’s statewide healthcare network, said in a written statement that the department has been doing a pretty good job of paying Florida hospitals on time.
Dept of Veteran Affairs owes Florida hospitals $134M for unpaid bills
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) State of Florida
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Similar to Tricare, they take forever to pay. This is why a lot of entities in the healthcare world don't take Tricare - they take too long to pay. This is sad.
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Not surprising COL Mikel J. Burroughs bureaucracy has a long history of taking what seems to be way too much time to resolve backlogs in payments. I am hopeful that the middle level of the VA will become more responsive to the responsibilities of their positions and begin to exert a positive influence over the next few years.
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