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KentuckyWoman

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6. Thank goodness for ObamaCare

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Sun Jul 16, 2023, 08:11 AM

Jul 2023

2013 would be just about the time revenues to hospitals to combat high uncompensated care started really making a difference. They still inflate charges to make up for underpayments and unpaid services but the gap has come down since 2010.

Kentucky accepted medicaid expansion and also let hospitals apply for funds under HRSA. It quite literally saved a number of rural hospitals and some inner city too. There are similar results all over the country.

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Where is the "woke" that Republican candidates want to wage a war on? [View all] ck4829 Jul 2023 OP

Great post. jaxexpat Jul 2023 #1

Bill from 2013 with patient's name? digsub Jul 2023 #2

HIPAA only applies to medical industry for unauthorized disclosures. NutmegYankee Jul 2023 #3

Agreed as long as that's how it went down (nt) digsub Jul 2023 #5

Woke is all about education and facts... GOP doesn't like them much. Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #4

Thank goodness for ObamaCare KentuckyWoman Jul 2023 #6

They don't want people woke Montauk6 Jul 2023 #7