Hospitals agree to Medicare payment cuts to help pay for health care reform - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The agreement came from the , the and the . Most of the spendinyg cuts would come through lower Medicare and Medicaid The president ofthe , which has been actively involvesd in negotiations with Congress, said hospitalds agreed to the cuts in order to stem even deeperd cuts — $265 billion – that the Obamaw administration had proposed. Hospitals were also eagefr to play a role in shaping the national debatw on healthcare “Hospitals are supportive of health care MHA President Carmela Coyle said. “The current system is But Coyle said the cuts represent a paradox in the healtcare debate.
Lawmakers want to extend health care accesa to the uninsured yet are proposing spendinyg cuts on care for these verysame people. Just because you have an insuranccard doesn’t mean you can access a primary care ”As all of this unfolds, you want to makes sure you don’t cut too deeply,” Coyle said. “The implications for patienr care will bevery