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agree to refer patients to other providers for those services which she did not wish to offer herself. Her refusals to provide contraceptive care were based on her interpretation of
Catholicism. Providence Medical Group did not respond to request to the Catholic News Agency's request for comment.
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investigation of multiple health systems published during May 2020, Providence obtained more than half of a billion in government funds which were intended to keep health care providers afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. At that time, Providence Health System had nearly $ 12 billion in cash
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Portland, Oregon area physician assistant who had been barred from seeing female patients of child-bearing age because she refused to offer them contraceptive care went on to refuse to provide a "young" patient with emergency contraception. She was terminated after further refusing to
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Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Hospital staff were reportedly instructed to negotiate payment plans, informing patients about financial assistance as a final option. Those who did not pay were sent to
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reserves. By making investments with that fund, it generated approximately $ 1 billion in revenue per year. The
American Hospital Association responded to the article, citing pandemic-related losses as high as $ 350 million per health system per month.
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