by Nick Delgado
Guam - We should see some movement this week on the impasse
between the Guam Memorial Hospital and TakeCare Insurance. The two entities
have been in discussions for several weeks now after the hospital's Board of
Trustees in January voted to terminate its direct payer agreement with
TakeCare.
Acting GMH administrator Rey Vega said, "We believe that we
should be able to bring closure to this issue with some discussion points I
should be briefing the board at the next scheduled meeting."
According to Legislative Healthcare Committee chairman
Senator Dennis Rodrguez Jr., who mediated a meeting between the two entities
last week, several compromises were reached. Rodriguez via a press release
stated GMH management agreed to recommend to the board to reinstate TakeCare's
insurance agreement with the hospital.
The board is scheduled to meet on Thursday, February 23.
