CANTON A new hospital transparency rule was supposed to make it easier for patients to find prices for common surgeries and procedures but the task is still practically brain surgery.
More than a year ago, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized policies for its most recent piece of transparency regulations, which took effect on Jan.1.
It requires every hospital in the U.S. there are 6,090, according to the American Hospital Association to provide clear, accessible pricing information online in two ways:
A machine-readable file with all items and services offered.
A consumer-friendly file of 300 shoppable services, procedures and surgeries, typically those scheduled in advance, as well as prices for each; that data is to include how much each insurer pays the hospital, if a contracted rate is in place.
Alliance Police database for Jan. 21
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AIMEE VICTORIA HALL, 26, of 227 S. Linden Ave. in Alliance, was arrested at 6:40 p.m. Jan. 6, 2021, at East Broadway and South Freedom in Alliance. Police report Hall was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped when an officer noticed her in the vehicle. Police report Hall was actively wanted on a warrant out of Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office for failure to appear for an OVI charge from October 2020. When officers stopped the vehicle, they reported that Hall attempted to hide a backpack in the back seat. Police found approximately 27 grams of methamphetamine in 3 separate baggies; a digital scale with residue; baggies; and a glass bubble pipe with residue. Police report Hall had the items in a box with large magnets, used to conceal the box on metal items, such as motor vehicles. The report says Hall declined a voluntary drug screen. Hall was booked into the Stark County Jail, held for Columbiana County. She faces cha
Octogenarians, nonagenarians, and centenarians: you re next in line to roll up your sleeves and get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Folks 80 years old and older are eligible for the two-shot vaccine starting Monday. You won t be charged anything out-of-pocket.
Older Ohioans, as well as those with certain disabilities and school employees, are in the upcoming 1-B phase of vaccination. Ohio is vaccinating people in that group using a tiered system based on age.
Vaccine clinics held by local health departments have seen high demand, but they aren t the only providers of the vaccine. Friday, Ohio released a database of vaccine providers searchable by county at vaccine.coronavirus.ohio.gov.
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It was an uncertain year for the City of Alliance, as the coronavirus pandemic changed the way people functioned in their day-to-day lives. Despite the pandemic s effects on health, business and the economy, the city made progress with several development projects that it looks to continue in 2021.
Alliance development activity
Director of Planning and Development Joe Mazzola said the pandemic did not significantly affect the city in terms of development activity. Those things that were on the drawing table before the pandemic hit proceeded, Mazzola said. Some were delayed a month or two, but everything has gone through as we had anticipated.
Aultman Alliance COVID vaccinations have begun
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Aultman Alliance Community Hospital has announced that vaccines have begun for staff members working with COVID-19 patients. Its vaccine shipment arrived Wednesday. Aultman s two hospitals in Stark County, the main campus in Canton and Aultman Alliance, both have received doses of the first round of the two-part vaccinations.
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