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PA hospitals say recession has hit them hard
A new survey of Pennsylvania hospitals has found that, not surprisingly, the ongoing U.S. recession has had a significant impact on their business. The survey, by the state's hospital association,... Read more...
A fresh start for 2009
Folks, after a year like 2008, I think all we can possibly do is resolve to make a fresh start in 2009. Sure, there's some lingering financial problems that aren't going away, not only in the US... Read more...
Urban NJ hospitals take big charity funding hit
A new state formula for funding Medicaid could cut $142 million in charity care payments for treating the uninsured from hospital budgets, taking funding away completely from 22 of the state's... Read more...
New Jersey hospitals losing charity care funding
About one-third of New Jersey hospitals will lose funding under a revision of the state's charity-care funding formula. The idea is to minimize cuts in funding to safety-net hospitals who would... Read more...
