LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Baptist Health of Little Rock is in a tough position, it told Arkansas Business recently in a statement: It cannot continue to accept low reimbursements from commercial health insurance companies and still deliver sound health care to Arkansans.
Baptist, the state’s largest healthcare provider, says it and other hospital groups have faced “unprecedented” costs to cover wages, supplies and pharmaceuticals since the pandemic, but has seen stingy reimbursement deals from insurers.
The insurers, in turn, say that they can no longer pass along ever-higher health costs to employers and policyholders.
For more information about the legal battle, our content partner Arkansas Business has the full story here.
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