Health Policy Report Details Challenges For Community Hospitals

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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission recently completed a report outlining the challenges community hospitals face and what can be done to improve their sustainability.The year-long study was spurred by the sudden closure of North Adams Regional Hospital about two years ago and the 2014 shuttering of Quincy Medical Center. HPC Executive Director David Seltz spoke with WAMC’s Berkshire Bureau Chief Jim Levulis about the report’s findings.

As mentioned during the interview, click here for more on the Fair Health Care Pricing Act.

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Jim is WAMC’s Assistant News Director and hosts WAMC's flagship news programs: Midday Magazine, Northeast Report and Northeast Report Late Edition. Email: jlevulis@wamc.org