Budget Deficit news from FierceHealthcare
NewsDeficit plan puts $320B Medicare, Medicaid cuts on the table
To the protest of many healthcare providers, President Obama's deficit-reduction plan announced on Monday would cut Medicare and Medicaid spending by $320 billion during the next decade, reports The Read more...
AHA blasts Medicare, Medicaid cuts to fix deficit
In a letter submitted last week to the U.S. Senate's Finance Committee, the American Hospital Association (AHA) strongly stated its opposition to cuts in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to address Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: NY nursing program closes due to budget deficit
Across the country, healthcare institutions are worrying over the growing shortage of nurses--which is only expected to get worse as existing staff members retire. Unfortunately, at least one nursing Read more...
| Press ReleasesDisabled Veterans Decry Wrongheaded, ‘Heartless’ Budget CutsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- If Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) wanted to make a name for herself by proposing to cut funding for veterans health care and disability compensation, she has succeeded. Read more >> New Study: $3.5 Trillion Could Be Saved over 25 Years by Restructuring Medicare and Medicaid Fee-for-Service ModelNew report offers practical solutions to reduce growing US budget deficit through Medicare and Medicaid reformRecommends expansion of coordinated care programs, integration of Medicare and Medicaid Read more >> |
