Posted on 09/18/2013 12:22:34 PM PDT by EBH
About 60 percent of the hospital systems costs are in labor, salaries and benefits, said spokeswoman Eileen Sheil, and theres only so much you can do with non-staff cost cutting.
Healthcare reform has really changed things, and the burden of cost is going to be falling on patients, she said. We want to make sure we can keep care affordable....
...Sheil said the Clinic has not been filling vacant positions in many departments for a while, and some departments may be able to meet their targeted cuts by attrition and non-staff cuts.
Other places might have to look at reducing staff if they cant make the targets without cutting in other areas, she said.
The Clinic, which had about $6 billion in operating revenue last year, is the regions largest employer with about 44,000 employees.
(Excerpt) Read more at cleveland.com ...
Cleveland Clinic does not really operate off endowment for operating expenses. Rather, endowment is used for new construction. This is true at most nonprofit institutions.
What is happening is that they will be reimbursed at a lesser amount for procedures under Obamacare whether it be Medicare, Medicaid or insurance exchanges or due to government controls on private plans.
Thanks for the ping.
Michele Bachmann was just on Cavuto saying that people are contacting reps and making their voices heard because they are getting bumped from health care and/ or part time hours.
Healthcare reform has really changed things, and the burden of cost is going to be falling on patients, she said.”
Uh? Imagine that.”
i’m thinking they should have said, only on patients who work and pay their own premiums and copays.
But these stories aren’t getting NATIONAL Play.
In fact, if you even dare mention it nationally, the calls of RACIST! or CRAZY!! or YOU HATE SICK PEOPLE are immediate.
that's something id venture most people do not know. I certainly did not. one of the TV news readers on Fox the other day said of Obamacare: "I don't know WHAT it is". I believe he is not alone.
On preventative care, I knew something bad was coming when they told us women no longer needed Pap smears and mammograms every year, that once every other year would do. they fought and fought for years to get those tests paid for every year and the results of that were positive. now Suddenly every two years is good enough. they are so Full of xxIT!
Of course these stories don’t get national play. The national media/entertainment complex is a subsidiary of the democrat-communist party, and serves as it’s propaganda organ. You want the truth about what’s going on in our country, you have to go to the foreign press.
Ok the situation is worth than I thought. Onward to Obamaland!!!
Holy cow, Wiki says they have 176,000 employees. Leaves about 2 workers per location?
Indeed it is. The Left is nothing but destructive!
Jesus Christ: You cant impeach Him and He aint going to resign.
let’s face it.....we’re a third rate banana republic and our marvelous health care is just another victim of the creep..
medicare and medicaid cases have NOT been reimbursed for the actual cost for many years now....its just going to get worse....
Obama touted the Cleveland Clinic as the model for what could be done -— with healthcare reform, never mind that the Cleveland Clinic, (a physician-owned entity), is not allowed under Obamacare.
What a clever way to keep the Cleveland Clinic silent while he tried to pitch it to congress and the public.
Today, they suffer for their silence.
Weak leadership at any level is intolerable.
I’ve been in several VA Hospitals over the past 9 years. There are lots of empty rooms. Some hallways feel deserted. I see this coming to lots of civilian hospitals.
I’ve been in several VA Hospitals over the past 9 years. There are lots of empty rooms. Some hallways feel deserted. I see this coming to lots of civilian hospitals.
I have a very close relative who is a nurse. She was constantly screaming that obamacare will provide more tests earlier and that’s what is needed. I don’t ever have any conversations with her so I don’t know what she will think about this. She’ll probably say “BUSH LIED ABOUT WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!”
That is an error. Please see Post #18.
They’re trying to reach their goal through attrition? There is no attrition. These days, if you’ve got a job, you don’t quit it.
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