Hospitals oppose charity proposals

MOKENA – Provena Health says its hospitals in Urbana, Danville and four other cities would be saddled with a total $45 million in penalties if the state begins imposing new charity care requirements.

And that's money the six-hospital system can ill afford, said Lindsey Artola, Provena's assistant director of community and ministry advocacy.

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