QUESTION
Has the state been approached about including H+H Hospital in future support plans?
1:56:17
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72 sec
Mitch Katz discusses advocating for the financial viability of all hospitals, including H+H Hospital, with the state.
- Katz emphasizes the importance of financial stability for health and hospitals as well as other safety nets.
- He advocates for comprehensive care for New Yorkers, without directly requesting funds for H+H.
- Katz highlights successful insurance billing efforts, increasing funds by $2 billion over the past six years.
- H+H is seen as a model for financial viability, teaching other hospitals state-wide.
Mercedes Narcisse
1:56:17
Have you spoken recent with the state to see if they will include H And H Hospital in the far in the future?
Mitch Katz
1:56:27
Well, I mean, I talked to the state about the importance of both health and hospitals being financially viable, and the other safety nets being viable.
1:56:38
Because as we've talked about, if if other hospital closed, it has a negative impact on us.
1:56:44
So, you know, my job I feel is to advocate for all New Yorkers to get the care, whether it's with us or them.
1:56:50
So I've never I've never said to them, you know, you must give the money to us instead of from somewhere That's from another hospital that might need it a little bit more than we do.
1:57:01
So, I mean, I I I wanna always keep us whole.
1:57:04
And again, you know, especially due to John's work, you know, our finances have been pretty good.
1:57:10
I mean, we've we've basically threw successful billing of insurance have brought in $2,000,000,000 more in the last 6 years on a year to year basis.
1:57:21
So we year, the the state tends to look to us to teach other hospitals how to be financially viable.