Boston Medical Center, like most city hospitals, serves a poor sector of the population. 75% of it's patients live below the poverty line. They lost $25M last year, in part due to reduced federal and state support and low reimbursement rates.
On the flip side are institutions like Massachusetts General Hospital and its sister site, Brigham and Women's. These more renowned (and profitable) hospitals get preferential treatment from insurers and get the highest reimbursement rates in the greater-Boston area.
Hey, I have a good idea! Let's slash Medicare and Medicaid to the bone. Then all those poor people will just die and stop costing all us other folks so much money. What a messed up system. We do need healthcare reform but not the kinds that are bandied about by our politicos.
On the flip side are institutions like Massachusetts General Hospital and its sister site, Brigham and Women's. These more renowned (and profitable) hospitals get preferential treatment from insurers and get the highest reimbursement rates in the greater-Boston area.
Hey, I have a good idea! Let's slash Medicare and Medicaid to the bone. Then all those poor people will just die and stop costing all us other folks so much money. What a messed up system. We do need healthcare reform but not the kinds that are bandied about by our politicos.
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