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By Michele Smith
The Times 

Healthcare Bill Raises Local Concerns

CCHS Commissioners hear opposition to bill from state, national hospital associations

 


DAYTON--On June 22, Chief Financial Officer Cheryl Skiffington presented the Columbia County Health System Board of Commissioners with the American Hospital Association and the Washington State Hospital Association positions regarding the U.S. Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017, which is the Republican proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The CCHS pays dues to both hospital associations, Skiffington said.

“This is not partisan,” she clarified.

Skiffington read a statement to the commissioners, from the AMHA CEO Rick Pollack:

“From the onset of this de...



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