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Show News SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2003 Medicareexpected to reduce their reimbursement...again! By Laurali Noteman In 2002 Medicare reduced its reimbursement on medical claims by 5.4. This year they are expected to reduce reimbursement an additional 4.4. These percentages equate into a revenue loss of somewhere between $50,000 and $100,000 for Kane County Hospital in 2003 alone. Grand, Iron, San Juan or WashAt KCHs January board meet- ington Counties, making Mediing, Administrator Mike Sinclair care reimbursement an even presented a population graph more dramatic announcement. Sinclair further reported that comparing Kane County to surrounding counties by ages. Kane Utah Department of Health is County has a higher percentage cutting $1.3 million from inpaof residents within the Medicare tient Medicaid claims. Beginrange of ages 45 and above than ning January 10, 2003, reimBeaver, Duchesne, Garfield, bursement for inpatient Medicaid claims will be reduced by KCH Board ofTrustees have to face for these reimbursement isa provide obtaining competent distribution system ap- sues as well as securing acceptpraiser that must be selected by able contracts with a number of Continued from Page 1 advertisement in order to issue insurance companies, annually, sues challenging the petitions a Request for Proposals (RFP). making their volunteer positions . from hospitals and medical staff Adair and Debbie Fox will hold members to improve trauma positions on the Planning Comcare. There will be an MD in the mittee with Boardman chairing ER when trauma patients ar- and Tony Chatterley and Avant rive. The team will have an RN will hold positions on the Ficoordinator and there will be an nance Committee with Vaughn KCH has as chair. OR team The Hospital Board reviewed most of these requirements alin-hous- e. ready in existence, however creOR ating a full time be feasible in a team may not rural setting. Sinclair has worked diligently with several lending institutions to secure a low interest loan. The loan was secured by Washington Mutual. The loan payments will be collected from the a real challenge. 1 be sales tax which was passed The State of Utah will soon requesting the creation of in Novembers general election. Trauma Teams in all hospitals. The sales tax will be dispersed The goal of this statewide movewith approximately 25 being ment will be to improve the over- applied to operations, 27 to be all care to trauma victims. The placed in a reserve account, and trauma registry found deaths 48 will be placed in the Public from trauma in Utah is at .09 Treasurers Investment Fund vs. .06 across the Untied (PTIF) for capital expenditures States. The study found, areas over the next 10 years. The where Trauma Systems are reserve account will also be implemented, preventable placed in PTIF, where it can acdeaths decreased from 34 to crue at a higher rate of interest, 15. Another study showed until it is needed. Board elections were held reMortality decreased from 26.4 to 8.3 and preventable deaths taining Ted Atherley as Chairdecreased from 13.6 to 2.7 person, Carla Avant was voted after the system wTas developed. in as Vice Chair, Glennis The creation of a Trauma Boardman as Secretary, and Team will require a commitment John Vaughn as treasurer. Brad in-hou- se 5. Power The draft ordinance refers to bids, rather than qualified and competent proposals. The draft ordinance fails to specify that following a vote to sell the distribution system in a general election that the City shall issue an RFP for interest in acquiring the distribution system and a franchise to serve. The draft ordinance fails to specify that all of Kanab Citys indebtedness for the distribution system must be satisfied at the time of title change immediately following a sale of the system. Shortly after the above issues were raised by the Council, Mayor Lawson asked that the issue be tabled. legality. The following were specific issues they were concerned with: The petition being circulated does not disclose full text of the draft ordinance for the public and registered voters to consider. Therefore the petition is basically insufficient. The Kanab City Council has not addressed the matter of non- resident system voters andor petition signers. The draft ordinance has not been subjected to full legal sufficiency review. The draft ordinance delegates the councils entire legislative powers to the mayor which violates Utah State Statute. The draft ordinance fails to the Mission Statement removing home health care from the dialogue. 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