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| Controversial contract renewal sought |
| By Nashville City Paper |
| Published: 04/22/2008 |
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TENNESSEE - Despite pending litigation and a request made by Metro Council last week it not do so, the Tennessee Department of Corrections is in negotiations to renew its contract with First Medical Management to provide health care to the state’s prisoners. The Department of Corrections sent a letter to Utah-based First Medical Management (FMM) on April 4 stating it would like a one-year extension of its contract, which dates back to 2005. This comes despite the fact Nashville General Hospital is currently locked in litigation with FMM, which is the health care administrator for the state’s 20,000 prisoners at 25 Tennessee hospitals. General Hospital alleged in its lawsuit that FMM changed the way it paid for the health care the hospital provides. This played a part in General Hospital asking for an additional $11 million line of credit from Metro earlier this year. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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