PONTIAC, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — Pontiac General Hospital announced it is planning to lay off more than 240 people after losing Medicare funding, but added they anticipate the layoffs will be temporary.
A WARN notice from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says that an agreement between the hospital and the Secretary of Health and Human Services would be terminated because the hospital was not in compliance with some of Medicare’s conditions of participation.
Funding for the hospital’s Medicare program will end on Nov. 24. However, funding will continue for up to 30 days for patients who were admitted before that date…