l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 1 Obamacare Fines Start For Hospitals That Readmit Sick Patients
Hospitals who re-admit patients within 30 days after they were discharged
will now have to, under an Obamacare provision, pay fines as of October 1,
2012, which could force hospitals to slash programs that help the elderly,
the poor, and the chronically ill.
According to a study, "about two-thirds of the hospitals serving Medicare
patients, or some 2,200 facilities, will be hit with penalties averaging
around $125,000 per facility this coming year."
This provision was inserted into Obamacare as a cost-cutting measure, but it
will force hospitals to give the poor, elderly, and chronically ill
substandard care.
In addition, critics also note that "large teaching hospitals that are
affiliated with universities" could be negatively impacted the most because
these hospitals are often on the front lines in dealing with the elderly and
the poor in addition to people who have mysterious illnesses who constantly
need to be re-admitted to the hospital for urgent care.
As the Examiner notes:
Some observers believe that the new provision will place an enormous
amount of added pressure on these populations, given that patients cannot be
certain that their treatment will be up to par in the event of the need for
readmission to the hospital after discharge. And hospitals that are already
feeling the squeeze financially due to cutbacks in reimbursements from the
government may be forced to limit the level of care given during readmission
, resulting in patients being discharged long before they are ready.
This is yet another reason why a plurality of Americans want Obamacare to be
repealed before it it is too late, as more of such provisions will
gradually be implemented. | T*R
发帖数: 36302 | 2 thats is true/
Hospitals don't like obamacare. | x**********7
发帖数: 973 | 3 他们不喜欢的我倒觉着应该坚持下去，呵呵
【在 T*R 的大作中提到】
: thats is true/
: Hospitals don't like obamacare.
| P*********0
发帖数: 4321 | 4 黄茶袋子们关心老年人？泥马他们又不缴所得税。别他妈鳄鱼眼泪了
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【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: Obamacare Fines Start For Hospitals That Readmit Sick Patients
: Hospitals who re-admit patients within 30 days after they were discharged
: will now have to, under an Obamacare provision, pay fines as of October 1,
: 2012, which could force hospitals to slash programs that help the elderly,
: the poor, and the chronically ill.
: According to a study, "about two-thirds of the hospitals serving Medicare
: patients, or some 2,200 facilities, will be hit with penalties averaging
: around $125,000 per facility this coming year."
: This provision was inserted into Obamacare as a cost-cutting measure, but it
: will force hospitals to give the poor, elderly, and chronically ill
| T*R
发帖数: 36302 | 5 这个和OBAMACARE其实没关。
几年前就开始搞了，现在开始执行了。其实就是想敲医院的竹杠。
【在 x**********7 的大作中提到】
: 他们不喜欢的我倒觉着应该坚持下去，呵呵
| l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 6 under an Obamacare provision
你没有读文章?
【在 T*R 的大作中提到】
: 这个和OBAMACARE其实没关。
: 几年前就开始搞了，现在开始执行了。其实就是想敲医院的竹杠。
| T*R
发帖数: 36302 | 7 现在是好事都往他头上套。
其实这是MEDICARE改革的内容，早就提了。
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: under an Obamacare provision
: 你没有读文章?
| l****z
发帖数: 29846 | 8 但是到ｂａｍａｃａｒｅ才写进去的阿．还是要算在它头上．
【在 T*R 的大作中提到】
: 现在是好事都往他头上套。
: 其实这是MEDICARE改革的内容，早就提了。
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