2023 Health Care Provider Bankruptcy Update: Patient Care Ombudsman Not Necessary in Every Health Care Business Bankruptcy Case

Summary

This article discusses two cases that address whether a patient care ombudsman must be appointed in a health care business bankruptcy case. Recent headlines have starkly illuminated the headwinds facing health care providers struggling to recover from a host of financial pressures. Many providers have resorted to filing for bankruptcy protection as a way, among other things, to right-size their balance sheets or effect a sale of their assets or businesses.