Social Security Report

Financial penalties for hospitals under the Affordable Care Act are making themselves felt locally and nationwide. Hospitals whose rate is judged too high for hospital-acquired conditions or presumably preventable conditions — such as infections patients acquire in the hospital — get reduced Medicare payments this fiscal year, which started Oct. 1. Read more…

 

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