"N.H. wants hospitals near Mass. border" May 11, 2012|Robert Weisman
New
Hampshire lawmakers are pushing incentives for so-called destination
hospitals to open along the state’s southern border, hoping to build a
specialty health care hub that draws patients from Massachusetts.
The
effort initially aims to attract a national for-profit hospital chain,
Cancer Treatment Centers of America, by eliminating a state review
process and exempting it from a tax nonprofit hospitals pay. Sponsors
hope to eventually add kidney care, spine surgery, and other specialized
services - all drawing business from out of state.
“We’re
right on the border of Massachusetts, but we’re also 45 minutes from
the Maine border,’’ said House majority leader David J. Bettencourt, a
Republican from Salem. “If you look at these specialty destination
hospitals, they tend to cluster around one another, so this could create
thousands of jobs.’’
That possibility does not sit well with Massachusetts health care leaders....
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