Phoenix68
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"Hospitals intensely lobbying to stop a bipartisan measure that would trim their Medicare payments are emphasizing how the policy may hobble already struggling rural hospitals.
The hospitals' argument is apparently resonating in the Senate — raising further doubts about whether Congress can overcome pressure from a politically powerful lobby to enact modest Medicare savings.
The proposal in question, known as site-neutral payments, would save both taxpayers and patients money and has support from experts across the political spectrum.
Hospital officials have been crisscrossing Capitol Hill and launched ads to warn against the policy, with the American Hospital Association cautioning lawmakers that it would hurt care for "vulnerable patients in rural communities."
The hospitals' argument is apparently resonating in the Senate — raising further doubts about whether Congress can overcome pressure from a politically powerful lobby to enact modest Medicare savings.
The proposal in question, known as site-neutral payments, would save both taxpayers and patients money and has support from experts across the political spectrum.
Hospital officials have been crisscrossing Capitol Hill and launched ads to warn against the policy, with the American Hospital Association cautioning lawmakers that it would hurt care for "vulnerable patients in rural communities."
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