Kansas hospital launching orthopedic partnership

Emporia, Kan.-based Newman Regional Health will begin its partnership with Lawrence-based OrthoKansas in early 2020, local news provider KVOE reports.

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The hospital is hoping the partnership and the state’s possible Medicaid expansion will help to right the ship for the hospital. The hospital expects to post a $2.6 million loss in 2019, with a projected $290,000 loss in 2020.

It’s unclear what form the potential partnership will take.

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