Patients Couldn’t Pay Their Utility Bills. One Hospital Turned to Solar Power for Help. By Martha Bebinger, WBUR December 12, 2024 +++

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/solar-power-hospital-shares-offsets-patients-utility-bills-boston/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_yXfDQJNfM8VS6f86NYcwLNEi7FmnFEMU6v9umpf7S1EKq77PYUvhjLNHQ7miERBUkVVzZklPZTGGji2MQSjUpU-FJDQ&_hsmi=338474419&utm_content=338474419&utm_source=hs_email HEALTH INDUSTRY Patients Couldn’t Pay Their Utility Bills. One Hospital Turned to Solar Power for Help. By Martha Bebinger, WBUR Doctors in Boston got tired of writing letters to utility companies asking for assistance for their medically vulnerable patients who need power and heat to stay healthy. So a hospital decided to share the power its solar panels generate with patients who needed help with their electricity and gas bills. Former Montana Health Staffer Rebukes Oversight Rules as a Hospital ‘Wish List’ By Katheryn Houghton The push-pull in Montana reflects a national tension as states try to decide what counts as fair checks on tax-exempt hospitals and industry players weigh in. The debate centers on whether nonprofit hospitals do enough good to earn their charitable status. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/montana-hospital-oversight-rules-community-benefit/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_UIb7BhZy_3Vt7si7Uo4JTQXIV7Vhu-mBXmt836f4PgtHlKaSCoNo60TpnS2WdAwuIU4L2GipJ7lGoR7aaBoojiTBckA&_hsmi=338474419&utm_content=338474419&utm_source=hs_email California Official Comes out of Retirement To Lead Troubled Mental Health Commission By Molly Castle Work Former California social services head Will Lightbourne has come out of retirement to lead the state’s mental health accountability commission following its executive director’s resignation in the wake of conflict of interest allegations. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/will-lightbourne-q-and-a-california-mental-health-commission/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_JwY8jYZfG0gdQ7H3Fx4VuXH3uyp5LmRuUvPnNbNDgD4tOn9wQVK63lRQ0qdVrer_DwtWOmqFogDsYHWUFRSfPEl99RQ&_hsmi=338474419&utm_content=338474419&utm_source=hs_email