SEIU

Union officials say workers at Palmetto General Hospital, one of eight Florida hospitals managed by Steward Health Care, are struggling with broken elevators, late overtime checks and staffing shortages.

HCA denies the union’s claims and says union protests tend to take place during collective bargaining to get attention.

A report from the SEIU accuses HCA of Medicare fraud in the form of overpayments for services that are not needed.

Changes in the funding formula for Medicaid that will take many millions of dollars away from large safety-net hospitals such as Jackson Memorial and…