Hospital Association works with Gov. Bryant

Hospital Association works with Gov. Bryant

The Mississippi Hospital Association announced Monday that it’s working with Gov. Phil Bryant’s office to address budget constraints resulting from the Affordable Care Act amid Bryant’s ongoing opposition to the federal health care overhaul.

Claude Harbarger, leader of the MHA Board of Governors, said he is grateful that Bryant is willing to work toward a solution. He said the state’s hospitals are already losing millions of dollars as they begin to implement the Affordable Care Act.

Chris Anderson, C.E.O. of Singing River Health System in Gautier, who supports expansion, said it was time to stop talking about expansion and start exploring alternatives.

AP
3/11/13