Care for the Medically Indigent and Uninsured. Recognizing (i) the State’s historical commitment to providing free or reduced cost health care to the uninsured and Medically Indigent populations, and (ii) LSU’s mission of providing access to high quality medical care for all patients, including the Medically Indigent and uninsured populations, within available financing and approved budgets, and (iii) the need to support the AMC’s education and training mission, UMCMC agrees subject to the good-faith determination by the UMCMC Board of Directors and consistent with the mission of UMCMC, to provide free or reduced cost health care to Medically Indigent and uninsured patients of the Hospital in accordance with a charity care policy that is consistent in all material respects with LSU Policy Number 2525-12 attached as Exhibit 3.1, the current policy for determining eligibility for free or reduced cost health care services at the Hospital, which may be amended from time-to-time by LSU or UMCMC with proper notice to the other Party in a manner consistent with the Public Purpose.
Care for the Medically Indigent and Uninsured. UHC recognizes (i) the State’s historical commitment to providing free or reduced cost health care to the uninsured and Medically Indigent populations, and (ii) LSU’s mission of providing access to high quality medical care for all patients, including the Medically Indigent and uninsured populations, within available financing and approved budgets, and (iii) the need to support LSU’s education and training mission. UHC will use good faith efforts to provide free or reduced cost health care to Medically Indigent and uninsured patients of the Hospital in accordance with a charity care policy that is consistent in all material respects with LSU Policy Number 2525-14 attached as Exhibit 3.1, the current policy for determining eligibility for free or reduced cost health care services at the Hospital, which shall not be amended without the mutual agreement of the Parties. Section 3.2 Care for High Risk Medicaid Patients. Recognizing LSU’s traditional role as a high-volume provider of health care services to patients covered by Medicaid, particularly medically complex and otherwise high-risk Medicaid patients, UHC and LSU will work together in good faith to make available the Core Services and Key Services Lines as described in this Article III to high-risk Medicaid patients in accordance with the terms of this CEA, subject to the good-faith determination by the LGHS Board of Directors and consistent with the mission of UHC.
