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Hospital passes discount for the uninsured

By Kevin Jefferies

Commerce – The Hunt Memorial Hospital District board of directors has approved a 20% discount for uninsured patients. The policy will go into effect August 1st at the Greenville and Commerce hospitals.

The discount will only apply to those patients not qualifying for any other type of assistance such as charity, Medicaid, or managed care discounts; and only one discount will be allowed per patient.