Posted on 02/28/2014 9:37:09 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
A northern-Michigan hospital is cutting 43 positions in part because of costs related to the Affordable Care Act, its CEO says. David Zechman of McLaren Northern Michigan told a local television station the layoffs were “something that we had no choice in doing.”
Zechman cited the changes to Medicaid and Medicare under the health-care law that cut reimbursement rates for the hospital’s services. “We still have the same costs of taking care of patients, but it’s hard to keep doing the same things you’re doing if you’re paid less for the same amount of costs and services you provide — it’s just basic economics,” he said.
McLaren Northern Michigan joins a growing trend of health-care providers and hospital cutting jobs. In January, the Labor Department reported the number of hospital jobs in America, which has been rising steadily for years, dropped by 4,500 jobs.
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I live in Ky. and I am seeing the lay offs and elimination of jobs every week due to Obozocare and other government policies. Apparently the Democommies have never read the Ten Commandments or think they are only suggestions. The day will come when they will wish they had taken them seriously.
This a huge lie. The hospital obviously is run by racists who are determined to undermine nobamacare. They should be audited and closed-down. All praise Clown Prince nobama.
Obama lied, American needing jobs cried.
Obama lied, Americans needing medical attention died.
TOTALITARIANCARE ALERT!
Ain’t socialism grand Moe.
You definitely know their game plan.
That hospital is right up the road from me in Petoskey, Mi.
This is not helpful for our move since I work in healthcare...
The real Healthcare crisis is just beginning. You know it is going to get really bad with fewer doctors and hospitals.
How long before the medical SCHOOLS no longer are getting applications for new students?
A number of restaurants in California are now listing on a separate line item their surcharge for Obamacare costs.
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