MANATEE COUNTY - By dipping into reserves, the Manatee County Commission intends to keep assisting the uninsured with their health care costs for another year - but not at the level it did when it had a trust fund designated for that purpose. On Tuesday, the commission approved $3.52 million for Manatee Memorial Hospital and $500,000 for Blake Medical Center to reimburse them for care provided to lower-income residents who do not qualify for Medicaid or Medicare and have no private insurance. It also allocated $1.25 million for “participating providers” such as primary care physicians and clinics whose services can keep patients out of the hospitals’ emergency rooms....
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