ObamaCare forces rural hospitals to close.
The Affordable Care Act (I always laugh – or cry – when I read those words) has done a great job of complicating the lives of individuals and business owners, not to mention costing most people far more than they were previously paying for healthcare coverage.
But this is a law that has just begun to destroy lives and businesses. The latest victim appears to be hospitals in rural areas, where approximately 46 million Americans live. There is frequently only one medical facility for an entire community in rural areas, and about 60 percent of the funding for these hospitals comes from Medicare, with the rest provided by Medicaid or from general health insurance.
Patients at rural hospitals tend to be older and sicker than the general population, and budgets are very tight. So when the Obama Administration recently made cuts to Medicare reimbursement funding, it caused considerable concern for rural healthcare administrators.
In just a few short months, a deadline for upgrading to electronic medical records will be reached, and hospitals risk penalties if they’re not in compliance. Some of these rural hospitals still work on a pen and paper basis, and don’t have the time, staff or money to make these changes that quickly.
So, with Medicare being cut and healthcare facilities being unable to comply with the law in time, guess what’s happening? That’s right, rural hospitals are closing down. In fact, 18 of them closed in 2013, which is more than the number that closed in the 10 previous years combined.
What does this mean for rural Americans? It means longer drives to other healthcare facilities and longer wait times. And if it’s an emergency, forget about it. It’s very possible you won’t make it to the nearest facility on time.
As Midwest Medical Center CEO Tracy Bauer said in a Fox News article, “We’ve saved lives by being here and providing that access here, and a lot of times if we’re not here, those people unfortunately would not make it in time…so it’s really critical that we’re here, able to provide that care.”
Of course, this all fits perfectly into Obama’s master plan. His No. 1 goal with ObamaCare was not to make sure that everybody has healthcare insurance, but rather to make people dependent on the government for healthcare, and that’s the direction this thing is going.
And as far as the elderly in rural areas are concerned, well, Obama has made it clear that they are the least valuable members of society. What difference does it make if they don’t have the healthcare they need? He knows he can’t indoctrinate the elderly into his socialistic vision for the country, so he focuses on younger Americans and watches as the elderly slowly fade away.
Has there been any talk of hospitals closing in your area? Or maybe it’s already happened. Let me know what’s going on where you live.
This country has been on this path for many years while “we the people” have been too busy with everyday lives that we have been blind to what is happening. It has been growing slowly like an insidious cancer. Both political parties are corrupt when it comes to what is going on here. The country is now steaming ahead on this Progressive route to the New World Order the has Sorros and his minions (of which are many) has envisioned. The country is being controlled by Big Banks, Big Pharma, Big Oil and Big Insurance and all of their lobbyists that corrupt the politicians. It’s sad to think the only thing we have left in this country id the service industries because it’s something that cannot easily be outsourced. Those of you who think nursing is the answer for you, I will say this as a nurse myself for 25 years, with the current stagnant economy the past 20 years, the hospitals cut the nursing staff and expect the nurses to do twice as much work. The electronic medical records and computers are all taunted that it makes the nurses lives easier. I’m here to say HOGWASH. It only makes the Administrators lives easier. We still have to write everything down in a dozen different places before you put it in the computer. Then there is always problems with system downtimes. It’s all a night mare. As far as them cutting nursing, that has historically been the first thing that hospitals cut back when the economy dips. So please rethink going to nursing school, my entire spine is messed up from all the lifting, pulling, twisting, tugging especially with the weight of average Americans ramping up over the years since the GMO entered our food. Even patients in their 80’s is now upto 300 pounds. This was unheard of 30 years ago. If you’re thinking of Healthcare career, think of something like Nuclear Med Tech or Pharmacist to save the wear and tear on your backs folks.
Lets face it…this Country is screwed!!! It’s sad to say,but I don’t have hope in society anymore as a whole…look around you. They have no pride,self respect for themselves or others,no moral boundaries& no work ethic and even bigger…no God! I’m sorry,but that is the truth!
I am lucky to live in an are that has plenty of hospitals. I have seen a lot of them “combine” to save money. Some emergency services have been eliminated but there is a great deal of bed space.
I work in a retail environment and there are a lot of people working with me that are over the retirement age and still work to get health care coverage. I have seen that everywhere. Look at the average age of the workers next time you shop any big box store. And the younger workers done speak English that well. What a shame.
Our government is turning us into a state dependant , work until we die, service oriented work force. I am going to school to get a nursing degree because that is where the jobs are. I would have loved to work on an assembly line for a decent wage like my father and his father did. We need to bring back the real work and jobs to the United States.
I have wanted a “Good businessman” in the Whitehouse for a long time. I am not sure Trump is that man but I hope a non politician can change something. I will always vote the issues not the party. Remind all your friends to do that and maybe a good change can come.
I live in a rural area. I am from Europe and see what is going on here and there. Its planned long ago to make a HELL. I am happy to see that more Americans are awaken,but NOT enough still.
Many people are empty of Knowledge what gov. is doing for all of us.
People have to communicate and share and learn from one another;
still so many do not want to know what is going on.
Frank, I do thank YOU for this blog.
Blessings to YOU . jj
When will this madness ever stop??? What is it going to take??? I think that something on the nature of a good old fashion ” Boston Tea Party ” is what is going to be needed. Washington and the person that calls himself President need to wake up and realize that they are there to serve the people that elected them and not there to serve themselves and there own personal desires and ambitions. It has gone way to far and way to long.
My Daddy lived in a rural area. A agricultural state where I lived eight years of my life there are many pro’s & cons about living in rural areas one of the con’s is the pesticides that are sprayed indiscriminately one pesticide that is still in use is used on bowl weevils the pest that can destroy a whole field of cotton this pesticide what it do’s is to harden the bowl weevils lungs until it falls dead off the cotton only problem with that chemical is it also do’s that to us……..people. where my Daddy and Momma live the closest trauma unit is two whole hours away from them the one after that is four hours. Three Years past my Daddy passed on He was 72 yrs young when he passed his lungs were hardened they said that formaldehyde from him being a cabinet maker and from him smoking had hardened his lungs. My Daddy smoked not even ten years of his 72 years when he passed his lungs were filled with fluid He essentially drowned in his own bed. The hospitals in rural areas if they can’t save you they send you home to die. I know that sounds cruel and harsh it is for that reason that I started teaching my son how to live off the land and how to defend preserving his loved ones lives but also to go on the offensive and destroy his enemies many said to me that he was to young to be taught how to kill to which I argued that if ever the time do’s come he will be able to mount a good defense as well as being able to mount a good offense too.
The VA is such an effective model of government healthcare!
I always had group insurance. Never had a problem getting care, never got turned down for procedures. After I retired, the insurance became more expensive, so I found less expensive insurance on my own, NOT ACA. Had the same doctor until this year where because of ACA, He left his practice, and retired. Always wondered, why did wealthy Canadians come here for their medical problems? My sister lives in a socialized medicine country. Every time she came hear to visit, she always made arrangements to see U.S. doctors. I don’t guess these folks will be doing the same under ACA, the same thing they already had.
Quoting Fox News as gospel , paalleeease. You asked for true rural stories, here’s mine. I live in eastern North Carolina. We had a nice county hospital that functioned nicely servicing our needs. Our Republican county commissioners decided, the county needed to privatize and sell off our hospital to a large for profit group. This met with out cry of “no way”. Well that out cry stopped this only temporarily. Nine months later the same Republicans rammed though the sale and we are now without a county hospital. Money that could have gone for this was now earmarked for a new jail. Nothing to do with Obamacare!!
Not ALL Republicans are good people, just like not all Democrats are bad people. But there are a heck of a lot more Republicans that seem to be doing the right thing lately, excepting those in North Carolina. Some are just Dunce Heads and bent on furthering their own twisted agendas…not make things better for everyone, but just for themselves. Vote those buggers out next term and show them that people don’t like who they are or what they do!!
As for obamaCAUSTICcare, it was NEVER created to help Americans nor America, but to destroy us from the inside out. Clever maneuvering of a HUGE Socialist backing obamabutt, but none the less, is working like a charm to destroy us day by day. If we don’t kill the pest at its source, it will multiply and destroy all of us. obamabutt needs to be impeached and removed along with his gay buddy Soros, so America can get back on track and start rebounding. Do your part!! SCREAM IMPEACHMENT UNTIL YOU HAVE NO MORE VOICE! Get everyone to do the same and flood Congress with millions of letters, emails, etc. until they “Get it!” We Americans are done with the quack obama and everyone affiliated with him and his regime! VOTE WISELY IN 2016 AND VOTE CONSERVATIVE BECAUSE AMERICA WILL NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER DEMOCRAT IN OFFICE TO DESTROY OUR FOUNDATIONS AND TRADITIONS AND FAITH!
The first thing the Republicans need to do when they get in office in January is repeal Obamacare. Even some democrats are beginning to see the light. Socialism is evil, doesn’t work, and causes enormous problems. As far as the quality of life for people over 75 is concerned, perhaps the authors of the ACA don’t realize that people are living longer, staying healthier, in spite of their wishes to get rid of all of us who are over 75! In fact, most of the indolent, lazy, useless people in this nation are under 40. Look at the people burning buildings in Ferguson, for example.
Ooooh, 18 rural healthcare facilities closed their door. How many more opened their doors. Why don’t you report that? You’re always putting your own spin on every thing about the Mitt Romney’s template for the “Affordable Healthcre Act”. These “rural” facilities closed down because they were mis-managed. It had nothing to do with what you guys call “Obama Care”. I’m gonna say it again for all of you people in this blog that swallow everything your read on the internet: President Obama didn’t want to keep the medical insurance industry involved because they’re the very thing that broke our health care system in the first place by allowing them to pay Congress to legislate laws that would protect their interests. Nor did President Obama want it to be mandnatory. This was another conseccion Congress forced President Obama to make in order to get “Mitt Romney’s Healthcare Act” for the entire United States. It’s still working in Mitt’s State. I live in the country and have found that people, per capita, in the city are much unhealthier because of the way they eat and the stressful lives they lead. The Hill Country Hospital here is one of the best in the Nation. My wife is a registered Pharmacy Technician and I have many friends that are Pharmacists that tell me that a lot more people have been getting the meds they’ve been needing and couldn’t get before the Affordable healthcare Act. And Texans didn’t even vote to recieve govt. subsidies. That has brought competition to the table where there was none before. Finally, a law has been passed to “Knock” the medical insurance industry down a few notches. Frank Bates sounds more like “astro-turf” than a real “grass roots” movement. I hope you don’t read everything he puts his own spin on. Unless, you too, like many Congress people nowadays still don’t want to take orders from what you’d probably call a “nigger”. That’s why these racist representatives and senators have been crippling our Nation at every step of the way. Think about it, Republicans started this Administration without the Senate Majority. This has happened before and Congress has never before obstructed thier Commander in Chief like these have promised. They’d actually cripple this Nation and feed “hate groups” like Frank Bates “astro-turf movement” than do what’s good for the country. I suggest you make up your own minds and get with the program. Stop complaining and “chew your own food”.
There are so many thing wrong with your post. But I’ll address a couple , let others refute your silliness.
You say congress coerced the Pres. That would be a totally DEMOCRAT congress, as no Republican was allowed to participate in this monstrosity. Ben Carson had it right, ACA is not about health care, it is about control.
You are right to criticize congress for lining their own pockets (only intelligent part of your post). But $700 billion in 2010 alone was taken out of Medicare, to pay off Obama’s donors!.
I hope you have the guts to write when your wife’s hospital gets shut down for lack of funding. I hope your parents aren’t over 70, as funding for seniors is being gutted left & right, after we paid into the system; $700 billion in 2010 alone was taken out of Medicare, to pay off Obama’s donors!.
If it wasn’t for Progressives, we wouldn’t be in this ditch.
Jeff,
You remind me of a little kid sitting along side Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn painting Aunt Polly’s fence with a bucket of white wash and a broad paint brush. You were great at painting with broad strokes with your haphazard statements; in fact you were all over the place, But if you take the time to really look at what you had said you will see that you really missed a spot or two that you can drive a truck through. Perhaps you had hope to hit or push some of those hot topic buttons thinking that we the readers will fill in the blanks with our own prejudices and feelings. Sorry to burst your bubble, like I had already pointed out, there are some “LARGE GAPS” in your argument. In fact, I have to agreed with Dorian assessment of your statement as to being pure silliness.
Rural Hospitals are closing down for a number of reasons: 1.) They can not compete with the city hospitals. They don’t have the funding necessary to continue their operations given that they are in a rural area. 2.) They are limited by staff and available doctors to man said rural hospitals. Most staff seek higher wages at a profitable hospital in the city than at a rural hospital. 3.) Insurance companies, due to the shear mass Volume of people seeking medical attention tend, to support a city hospital than a rural hospital. Again, the words I want to stressed here is, “mass volume of people.” 3.) The insurance Companies for the past 60 years has been running the show as to what will be treated for profit and what will not be treated for profit. For the past 20 years the insurance companies have been dictating not only to the hospital(s) but the Doctors as well as to who they will pay, how much they will pay and when they will pay them. That is why you will see an increase in Medicare and Medical fraud. The Government doesn’t really have the check and balances that the insurance companies have.
The President’s “Obama Care” program is just the “silver bullet” to put these under preforming hospitals, seldom used rural hospitals and or hospitals that are overwhelmed with poor bureaucracy policies; out of their miseries by changing the way the insurance companies are to do business. It is no longer the “same ole, same ole” way of conducting business. Under Obama Care program everyone is entitled to be insured despite “prior conditions.”
I will be one of the first to say that the idea sounds good, but, the day to day implement of this new program still has a long way to go into becoming a viable mainstay of American medical procedure much less the standard. Being a former government employee, I can tell you how good it feels to be medically covered from head to toe and not worry about medical treatment what-so-ever. On the other hand, I can also tell you how it feels since I am not longer covered, until I turn 60 years of age. I have to be careful, I have to stay healthy and I have to walk that tight rope that the rest of the people in this country must do on a daily basis. If I become ill or injured I will have limitations to my medical coverage because of my medical coverage.
Finally, you knocked Frank Bates for putting a counter spin to the information that the Government and major news media puts out. You said that he, “sounds more like “astro-turf” than a real “grass roots” movement.” You even had the audacity to say, “for all of you people in this blog that swallow everything your read on the internet” inferring that we are some sort of sheep or stupid group of people that just follow the leader, think again. I suggest that you are referring to yourself as the type of person that “swallow everything your read on the internet.” You should be thankful, that Frank is the type of person that respects the voice and opinion of everyone enough to allow them a voice on his blog. Frank has allowed you to speak your mind, put it on his blog, and put it out there for the rest of us to read and comment on, hopefully we will all benefit and learn something from one another. Frankly speaking, no pun intended, your argument has more holes in it than a block of Swiss cheese. You paint with a broad brush, you failed to say anything of value and you insult your host and his readers. I suggest that you do some research about Frank Bates and his blog. You will find that he does not conduct a “hate group” nor a “hate blog.” You will see that Frank provide a format that allows the people to share their experiences and their ideals for the common good that is usually ignored or pushed aside by the establishment, be it the government or corporations. Not everyone comes from the same cookie cutter that you seem to come from. So please follow your own advice and “chew your own food” stop with the negative remarks and put downs. Be constructive and not destructive. You will find that you will get along with others a little bit better than you are right now.
Broke our health system in the first place? It wasn’t broke until obama broke it. What government drugs are you on?
Oscama is half WHITE. Who’s the real racist, You maybe?
Just the fact that anyone would say “socialism” is evill shows their ignorance. You can see how well the Federal Banking Reserve System, other privately owned banks like the Feds are at governing themselves. My advice to those who think socialism is evil, look into it’s true meaning. J. Edgar Hoover and his McCarthiests died a long time ago. Go to Costa Rica and see how their govenment works for it’s people where there aren’t any industries that are “too big to fail”. At some point, my govt. owes me something. All I’ve been doing in my 57 years have been giving, giving letting my govt. steal from me on and on. And you call socalism evil…..look up what it means, fools.
Psalms 118
8 It is better to trust in the Lord: then to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord: then to put confidence in Princes.
SOCIALISM IS THE FIRST STEP TO THE DEATH OF A NATION…period!! If you truly knew what you were talking about you wouldn’t say that it was saving your life, because it destroys governments and people’s way of living. What you are experiencing right now is a smoke screen to make you think the govt is taking care of you…it is not. It also destroys the “exceptionalism” of any people (right now our children/students in public schools are experiencing this exact learning from their teachers) by leveling all the working fields and medical treatments. Why would anyone “try” to be better and learn more if the damn government only recognizes someone who stays the course and doesn’t shine with intelligence and exceptionalism? Why? This government doesn’t want anyone to rock their “make believe” boat, but to do as they say without argument. This is SOCIALISM , THE MOST CRIPPLING, ANTI-SUCCESS IDEOLOGY TO EVER HIT GREECE, SPAIN, IRELAND, ETC. “IT DOES NOT WORK.”
You, at 57, have a few years before you will be considered “useless” by this government should it stay in power. At the age of 72, you are no longer viable and should you become sick with a life threatening illness, guess what happens to you? Do you have any idea? Of course not! You will NOT be allowed any life saving treatments, but will be kept comfortable until you pass on…but that’s only for a period of time in the hospital. Should you outlive your stay, you will be removed by family for whatever care they can afford to give you. That’s Obamacare, better known as obamaCAUSTICcare by those with a clearly processing brain.
So please do not show your lack of intelligence when speaking about a horrendous medical care system that was never created to help anyone but to destroy our country from the inside out. obama never drafted this as a helping measure, but as a measure with hidden agendas and costs that will slowly eat every American’s $$ and give them nothing in return. With this Health Mandate, your life is as good as a Crap Shoot and you will never win! The game is stacked against you and you, one of bho’s lackeys, will be the last to realize whaat a huge mistake it was to slap Americans with this atrocity…AGAINST EVERY AMERICAN’S WILL AND WITHOUT THEIR VOTE TO ACCEPT THIS HEALTHCARE SCAB. There is more than what meets your eye about this administration and those that do not stand back and view the whole picture will be sucked up inside this regime and spit out as trash when it leaves. You are in the minority who believes there is anything redeeming about this monstrocity…do the research – ALL THE RESEARCH, NOT JUST WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE AND MEDIA SAYS, BUT WHAT OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND LAW FIRMS HAVE FOUND OUT. obamaCAUSTICcare needs to disappear and be repealed and destroyed. When a Conservative President is elected in 2016, you will see a “Change” that will strengthen and rebuild our American Foundations and traditions…a “change” that bho will shudder to hear, because his Medical namesake will be thrown on the trash pile along with his appointees and his crime syndicate administration and all of his legislation to transform and destroy our American heritage will be deleted or repealed and NEW Stronger laws will be put in place so no one like the fraud black man will ever be allowed to gain power over our Nation. You can quote me on this because it will come to pass. bho will be fleeing our Nation quickly as he leaves the W.H. because there is no place in the U.S. (except maybe your home) where he is welcomed…it will be a survival thing for him to run!
thank you guardian! when our law students start to believe that tv’s “judge judy” is a SCOTUS member, when college and high school students can no longer recite significant historical US events accurately, when senior citizens are marginalized by the loss of rural health care facilities, when proclaiming “MERRY CHRISTMAS” or invoking GOD’s presence, blessing, and wisdom before major decision settings is no longer politically correct in a public venue, it is the tip of the proverbial iceberg, the beginning of the second “fall of the roman empire”. time will tell when the pendulum of sensible thought swings back from its extreme liberal socialist stance/position through positive collective action by balanced conservative thinking. am personally ashamed to think that BHO came from our fair state of Hawaii!
NO, we the people need to recall all of our representatives and replace them with true hard working folk who live this life of misery , so than real change will come.
Actually Karen it works quite well, but then I don’t suppose you’ve ever been to any of the Scandinavian countries.
In Norway, gasoline is $9.00 a liter to pay for all their “Free” healthcare!
Remember to always go on the offensive….ambush the evil doers….
remember…..NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL SOMETHING MOVES!
This means YOU…if you don’t get into action than nothiing will happen. Start at home and recall every rep to get new blood in there….than we will see movement.
IT ALL STARTS WITH US SO GET OFF YOUR ASSES AND GET MOTIVATED….stay off the fence.
Thank you Susan for your comments!! My sentiments exactly! If people don’t get up and make an action to change things, they need to stop whining about the situation. Nothing will ever change if people do nothing but complain. Contact your Congressmen…ALL of them. Go in front of your State Assembly and tell them your story and what needs to change. Unless they hear from all of us, they have no idea there is a problem. We have to do something to be heard!
Every day, over 10,000 baby boomers reach that magical number and officially become retired. Over one third of this country is made up of baby boomers; yet as they enter their golden years, there isn’t enough medical facilities for them to go to.
As they reach their 60’s, their old medical insurance drops them because the Federal insurance, Medical and Medicare kick in. Unfortunately, doctors no longer find it profitable to treat the elderly. Most of these doctors do not go into geriatrics, the treatment of the elderly. In fact, it is difficult to find an American born doctor or nurse in this country. There is a doctor and nurse shortage in America.
Now there is enough hospitals to service any of major metropolitan cities in this country. If a major disaster strikes, the existing hospitals will be under stocked, under manned, and overwhelmed. Look in your phone book, if you can find one, and see how many hospitals are in your area. Remember, to screen them for being a trauma unit up to urgent care.
You may be surprise to find that you nay have only two to three trauma units in your city. Should you need medical attention during an emergency or disaster, just remember that you will not be alone. You may have up to a few thousand people thinking the same thing as you are, you need medical attention and you are heading to the Emergency Room.
During an emergency, the ER doctor’s will implement a triage policy, where only the critical ill or injured will be admitted.
What President Obama has done by accident or design by implementing his national healthcare policy which has had a detrimental effect of eliminating rural hospitals in areas that badly need them, but, can no long comply with the new regulations.
so as you look at your list of available hospitals in your area, just cross one or two off and see what you have left to meet the needs of your population.
I live in the LA area. If I follow my own advice there would only be about 7 hospitals for over 8 million people. This country needs more hospitals, more doctors and nurses, and less screwed up regulations.
Hi Cliff! I agree with you. We do need more updated professional hospitals and well qualified staffs.
I believe the shortage in doctors has arisen since obama started pushing obamacare. As doctors were hit personally with fines and govt controlled treatments, many just dropped out to pursue a different aspect of the health field.
Many young people watching what is happening with the govt and our health care, have chosen NOT to enter this field because of the regulations and restrictions on treatments for their patients. Where are we going to get young educated doctors any more when this regime’s legislation has killed many aspiring young adults from entering that field…on purpose? Or by accident?
America is in trouble in our medical field and it is only going to get worse if any democrat gets in office in 2016. The Liberal policies are destroying what was good about America. But “What me Worry?” As long as gold lines their Liberal pockets, they are happy…it’s an egotistical thing with them. Look at who is running our Country now and his ability to step over Congress and “do his own thing”. That should be proof enough for any American to know that it’s time for a Conservative to be in office to clean up the Liberal mess!
The ACA is not working for Healthcare providers. The patients have an insurance card from ACA, but the provider has no way of telling if the patients has paid their premium. The provider tries to check and it
leaves the patient sitting in the lobby waiting. Then even if they get serviced the provider doesn’t get paid for months if ever. Believe me, so far it’s never. If the provider does gets paid its at such a reduced rate they literally make a couple bucks. Now their trying to transfer elderly to the ACA, and get them off of Medicare. Reduces pay out and reduces the Medicare rolls. However more and more providers have figured it out and are not taking the ACA insurance or the patient has to wait a month till the verify that it is valid. Not a good program for either the patient or provider. This is real life experience. Do not go with ACA if you can avoid it.
This plan also falls in line with Agenda 21 folks. cram everyone into urban areas, free up the rural countryside for the very wealthy only (masquerading under protecting our environment and saving use of fossil fuels). Also if you ever heard Rahm Emmanuels brother speak ( his brother wrote Obamacare), then you know he has decided that people over 75 should probably not be alive because he has determined that their quality of life isn’t there. Obamacare was written around the premise that 75 is the life espectancy for the older population. Get rid of the older rural folks and we are on our way to the global Agenda 21.
My husband & I REFUSED to get ACC or Oscama Care & find it “cheaper” to pay the fine, I mean TAX PENALTY.
Last May, I was bitten by an animal and despite my best efforts, infection set in. I was able to pay $100.00 for a doctor’s office visit (well worth it) plus $25.00 for antibiotics. My doctor recommended I sign up for Medicaid or Oscama Care, but since she refused to take either, I would have to go to a clinic! I continue to PAY CASH & I can KEEP MY OWN DOCTOR!
It’s just like the VA. They figure if they stall our doctors’ visits and procedures long enough we’ll die, and the Government’s problems will be over. Then they can give free health care to all the illegal aliens to get their votes when an election comes up.
It’s not only the rural hospitals. We are currently doing the A/R wind down of a small acute care hospital in Houston that is 60% Medicare/Medicaid. One factor in their chapter 7 is that Medicare is recouping $750,000 in stimulus money paid to them. This is just the beginning.
There are other sulations,this Dr’s are going computer with patients and dont need these small practices,they can work from home to save time and money. ONLY NEED 1 MAJOR HOSPITAL. ITS time for solations not bitching about everything is wrong that some else gives you the tools. Yoou have to think now. Sulations,
Spoken like to true government-centrist liberal, Barbara. “One major hospital”? What do you mean? One per city? What’s the threshold city size? How about one per state? Millions of people live more than an hour drive from a major city. Are they not entitled to hospital care? You are dead wrong. It IS time for bitching. That’s how you create solutions (note spelling). Government is the problem, not the solution. Get government the hell out of the healthcare marketplace and the problems will practically solve themselves.
Thanks Frank this is a giant bomb waiting to go off and the clock is ticking. We are too late to stop it. The gears have already started.
This country will see a great turnaround if we can get Libertarians and Green Party into office. That is if we can get Republicans and Democrats to stop passing laws (without the American people’s consent) that prevent other parties from even appearing on the ballot. It’s getting to the point where the 1% are scraping the bottom of the barrel, and there’s nothing left for the 99% to give. Now it looks like they’re going to be picking us off by denying us access to medical facilities. I agree with you Michael, that the gears are turning and it’s not going to stop until the bomb goes off.