[KeepingItReal]

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Here is some discussion of The Villages hospital being the highest percent Medicare in the country, highlighted in red:


Where in all this was it mentioned that the developer is subsidizing anything in anyway which is where this thread started about UHC paying fees to the developer to operate here. How much indigent care does TVRH provide, did not see that mentioned either? Maybe the UHC fees should be used to make up this difference.

To be fair should not the hospitals with excessive Medicaid patients and excessive indigent care actually be compensated first??

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