U.S. agency moves against Nevada hospital cited for "patient dumping"

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U.S. agency moves against Nevada hospital cited for "patient dumping"

By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Federal authorities have taken disciplinary action against a Las Vegas hospital cited for improperly sending newly released psychiatric patients by bus to neighboring California and other states in a practice called "patient dumping." The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital was warned it was in violation of Medicare rules governing the discharge of patients and could lose critical funding under the federal healthcare insurance program if it failed to correct the problem. ...

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