Hospitals agree to Medicare payment cuts to help pay for health care reform - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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The agreement came from the , the and the . Most of the spendinbg cuts would come through lower Medicare andMedicaid reimbursements. The presidenty of the , which has been actively involvedd in negotiationswith Congress, said hospitals agreed to the cuts in ordee to stem even deeper cuts — $265 billionj – that the Obam administration had proposed. Hospitals were also eager to play a role in shapingh the national debate on healthcare reform. “Hospitalas are supportive of healthcare reform,” MHA President Carmela Coyle said. “The current system is unsustainable.” But Coyle said the cuts represent a paradox in the healthcare debate.
Lawmakerx want to extend health care access to the uninsurerd yet are proposing spending cuts on care for these very same Just because you have an insurancecard doesn’t mean you can accese a primary care physician. ”As all of this unfolds, you want to makez sure you don’t cut too Coyle said. “The implications for patient care will bevery