Proposed Hospital Payment Cuts Would Hit California
An analysis by the Texas Hospital Association indicates that President Obama's plan to reduce federal payments to hospitals that treat large numbers of uninsured patients would hit California, New York and Texas the hardest. The president's plan aims to increase health insurance coverage, thereby reducing the need for public funding to cover treatments for the uninsured.
- "Group Says DSH Cuts Would Be Hardest on Calif., N.Y., Texas" (Carlson, Modern Healthcare, 6/18).