Why is Southern Health Network Inc. suing the Turks and Caicos government?
The Southern Health Network Company which was responsible for the overseas referrals of TCI mediacl patients, are now embroiled in a massive 16 million dollar lawsuit against the TCI government for what they claim are unpaid bills. http://wiv4.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/southern-health-network-sues-tci-government/ A Miami company that arranged medical care for seriously ill people from the Turks and Caicos Islands is now suing the government there for $16 million over claims it stopped paying bills for the company’s services. Southern Health Network Inc. had a contract with the islands to set up treatment, transportation and lodging for people needing U.S. medical care. Turks and Caicos, a British territory south of the Bahamas, has about 23,000 people on eight inhabited islands, according to the CIA World Factbook. Southern Health President Henry Givens said the payment problem
A Miami company that arranged medical care for seriously ill people from the Turks and Caicos Islands is now suing the government there for $16 million over claims it stopped paying bills for the company’s services. Southern Health Network Inc. had a contract with the islands to set up treatment, transportation and lodging for people needing U.S. medical care. Turks and Caicos, a British territory south of the Bahamas, has about 23,000 people on eight inhabited islands, according to the CIA World Factbook. Southern Health President Henry Givens said the payment problems began as political turmoil worsened earlier this year in the islands. Former premier Michael Misick resigned in March amid a wide-ranging corruption investigation. Then, on April 1, the Turks and Caicos abruptly canceled the Southern Health contract with promises the medical bills would be paid. “No money has changed hands,” Givens said. “We’re still hoping, and we’re open to working something out with them if they come
