The Virginia Commissioner of Health on Monday postponed any decision on the proposed cooperative agreement between two local health systems until June.
Commissioner Marissa Levine approved a request from applicants Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System to defer action, much as they did last month in Tennessee. A decision was originally expected Monday.
“The commissioner received a request from the applicants on 02/03/2017 to delay a decision on the application for cooperative agreement between Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System to allow for additional time to review the record,” according to a statement from the commissioner’s office.
