Hospitals To Find $155B In Savings Over Next Decade

Courtesy Donklephant  Mon, 07/06/2009 - 11:32pm

More large institutions are suddenly finding ways to cut a tremendous amount of money from their bottom lines?

Fact or fiction?

From Wash Post :

The nation’s hospitals agreed last night to contribute $155 billion over 10 years toward the cost of insuring the 47 million Americans without health coverage, according to two industry sources.

The agreement that three hospital associations reached with White House officials and leaders of the Senate Finance Committee is the latest...



 

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