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21. HCA and Mission Health (NC)

Sat Jun 24, 2023, 06:48 PM

Jun 2023

When I lived in SC working for the big health system there HCA went after Mission Health in North Carolina. Mission was the not for profit system in Asheville. They purchased Mission in 2019 for $1.5b. It was very controversial and the community was not happy.

Citizens actually started a Facebook group called “Mountain Maladies” about HCA. It’s an incredible read and people post their HCA hell-stories.

After the merger HCA started hitting patients with surprise fees for ‘facility’ use.

https://carolinapublicpress.org/29815/confused-mission-health-patients-want-answers-about-surprise-fee/

As of last year over 200 doctors have left.

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/report-over-220-doctors-left-mission-health-its-2019-acquisition-hca-healthcare

The NC Attorney General had concerns the buyout was “rigged”.

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2022/03/20/hca-deal-was-rigged-ag-office-concerned/

This article is from four days ago and is pretty damning.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/105087

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'You're not God': Doctors and patient families say HCA hospitals push hospice care [View all] dalton99a Jun 2023 OP

You nuts? They LOVE having the government make medical decisions Warpy Jun 2023 #7

Great point! NIMBP erronis Jun 2023 #9

I remember reading an article DENVERPOPS Jun 2023 #8

My oldest sister was in a coma and on life support years ago. Dustlawyer Jun 2023 #19

I didn't say medical providers don't make mistakes. Aristus Jun 2023 #23

Only ghouls stop seeing a patient as human crickets Jun 2023 #2

Or physicians whose evolves Jun 2023 #12

K&R spanone Jun 2023 #3

St. Luke's did the same thing to my mother last year. lastlib Jun 2023 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Jun 2023 #5

Hospitalists. This happened to both my mom and dad. Freethinker65 Jun 2023 #6

My girlfriend was admitted to one of their hospitals last summer The Animator Jun 2023 #11

What is HCA? 3Hotdogs Jun 2023 #13

It's a health care chain. Fla Dem Jun 2023 #15

HCA Healthcare is ... reACTIONary Jun 2023 #16

Hospital Corporation of America NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #18

AND He looks like Voldemort! SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2023 #25

Hospice care maliaSmith Jun 2023 #14

Hospice is wonderful for people who have a terminal illness lostnfound Jun 2023 #28

responding to you. maliaSmith Jun 2023 #29

They were there for my father and mother who both died at home. lostnfound Jun 2023 #32

For those wondering, HCA is a... reACTIONary Jun 2023 #17

thank you KT2000 Jun 2023 #20

Me to. I imagined Health Care Agency, even though... reACTIONary Jun 2023 #26

HCA and Mission Health (NC) NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #21

Time to nationalize the hospitals. area51 Jun 2023 #27

My doctor went OFF last week. I mean -- OFF. KentuckyWoman Jun 2023 #30

This has a Monty Python- y feel to it: "I'm not dead yet!" NOT funny. CTyankee Jun 2023 #31