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Originally Posted by sunnyatlast
Ok. Is this incorrect, quoted above in red?
"In New Jersey, every hospital but one will lose money this year. So will a majority of hospitals in 28 other states, including California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas, as well as the District of Columbia, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of the penalties." Also: In your hospital administration experience, are the added government-mandated rules conducive to patient care and wellness, or a hindrance? |
Well let's take a look at Florida. There are at least 4 major for-profit chains in FL: UHS, HCA, CHS, and TENET. do you think they would be operating here if they could not make money on Medicare patients?! Each of their stock prices has risen considerably over the last 3 years.
As for the additional mandates, I believe they are a hindrance to an appropriate physician patient relationship and represent too much government intrusion into that relationship. They are also, in many cases, unrelated to patient care. IMHO