How a rural hospital’s Medicaid windfall could cost Utah millions

How a rural hospital’s Medicaid windfall could cost Utah millions

Even after early financial red flags, Utah’s most vulnerable suffered while Beaver Valley Hospital reaped federal aid as it grew its network of nursing homes across the state.

How a rural hospital’s Medicaid windfall could cost Utah millions - The Utah Investigative Journalism Project

The city offices of Beaver, Utah, looking north along Main Street, Aug. 14, 2022. Beaver Valley Hospital, a city-owned facility in rural southern Utah quietly took ownership of 44 nursing homes across the state starting in 2014. (Elaine Clark| KUER) The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. Utah could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal paybacks tied to a rur…