Cutbacks at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have started. “In response to reductions in federal funding, VUMC is strategically reducing operating costs,” reads a statement. “Hiring for most research and administrative positions has been paused and some positions have been eliminated.”
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will cut at least $250M as federal government slashes health spending
CEO Jeff Balser informed his staff about the reductions in a video last week. The transcript says the cuts are happening because of “actions being taken in D.C.” It doesn’t mention specific policies or any federal officials by name.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will stop accepting Blue Cross’ Medicare Advantage plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University Medical Center reached an agreement this summer to make sure patients could continue paying in-network prices. But that deal didn’t include members using Medicare Advantage. Those patients will lose in-network status at the end of the year.
After impasse, major Tennessee hospital and insurer strike deal to remain in network
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a massive health care system in Middle Tennessee, will stay “in network” with the state’s largest insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee.
U.S. Senate Committee finds Vanderbilt ‘failed’ responsibility to transgender patients’ privacy
Vanderbilt University Medical Center did not do enough to protect the privacy of its transgender patients when Tennessee’s attorney general requested copies of their medical records, a U.S. Senate Finance Committee report found.
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Vanderbilt now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation after turning over transgender medical records
The news comes after patients filed a class action lawsuit against the hospital for sharing their information with the AG’s office. Plaintiffs argue VUMC should have done more to protect patients’ privacy.
Transgender patients sue after Tennessee Attorney General obtained their medical records
Transgender patients are suing Vanderbilt University Medical Center after the hospital turned over complete copies of their medical records to Tennessee’s Attorney General. The files were requested as part of the AG’s on-going investigation into the medical center’s gender-affirming care services.
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