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Checks & Balances Project Seeks Virginia AG Investigation Of Sentara Charges For Uninsured Patient

2021-05-25

Checks and Balances Project (C&BP) has asked Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring to determine whether the apparent overcharging of an uninsured patient is an isolated incident or part of a larger pattern of overbilling by Sentara. A C&BP investigation using Sentara’s “Transparent Pricing Tool” reveals charges for medical services on a patient’s bill exceeded its… Read more »

Sentara’s Records Show It Significantly Overcharged Uninsured Patient

2021-05-18

A 2019 executive order by President Donald Trump led to the creation of a rule that hospitals had to reveal their prices by Jan. 1, 2021. The Transparent Pricing Rule made the review of Sentara’s price structure possible.

LOCAL VOICES: A Norfolk Nurse Decries Sentara’s Treatment of the Poor

2021-05-17

Our first conversation is with a Registered Nurse with more than 20 years of experience, who asked not to be identified due to fear of professional retribution by Sentara.

The Sentara Lobby: New Power Player in Virginia Government

2021-05-10

C&BP has compiled the first-ever look at the size and reach of the Sentara Lobby, including the individuals and organizations who comprise it.

New Tip: “Someone HAS to put an end to this! Non-profit my ass!!!”

2021-04-30

We get great new tips from our readers. If you share your tip anonymously, we will not collect any contact information from you. But if you send us your contact information, we can follow up as needed. We protect all sources.

Ohio Official: State Might Have 100,000 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

2021-04-21

Ohio passed legislation in 2018 that increased funds for capping oil and natural gas wells with no identifiable owners or that are bankrupt. But an analysis of state data shows the rate they’re being capped has been declining at 5% per year since the 1990s.

Norfolk’s Historic DePaul Hospital’s Efforts to Survive Were Stymied By Sentara Healthcare

2021-04-14

DePaul survived a Yellow fever epidemic, the Civil War, and a devastating fire while staying true to its mission of providing care for the less fortunate for generations. But it could not survive Sentara Healthcare’s determined lobbying that strangled its efforts to evolve its business model.

“Sentara has gutted our hospital here in the western part of the state, Rockingham Memorial Hospital” writes a tipster

2021-04-12

“We have lost a tremendous amount of medical staff and providers over the past 5 years as Sentara changes their contracts, cuts medical salaries and has a non-negotiable mode of operating.”