Joint Venture Set to Build Texas Hospital

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas — The Seton Family of Hospitals and LHP Hospital Group today announced the establishment of a joint venture to build the Seton Medical Center Harker Heights.
 
The 180,400-square-foot, $100 million hospital will break ground in Bell County’s Harker Heights the first quarter of 2011 and open by the third quarter of 2012.

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Calif. Governor Proposes $1.7 billion in cuts to Medi-Cal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing $1.7 billion in cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, as part of his plan to close the state’s $25.4 billion budget deficit over the next 18 months.
 
The cuts would primarily work by increasing cost sharing for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and imposing limits on usage.

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