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Tanuki

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3. Georgia, like many red states, has refused to participate in the ACA's Medicaid expansion.

Reply to Tim4319 (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 03:22 PM

Sep 2013

This is having a devastating effect on safety net hospitals that provide a disproportionate amount of free care. I don't know the specifics of the hospital in the OP, but it is in all likelihood similar to the situation at Atlanta's Grady Memorial as discussed in the Washington Post recently. If so, it is the Republican legislature's refusal to take advantage of the benefits of ACA, in stead of ACA per se.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/26/this-georgia-hospital-shows-why-rejecting-medicaid-isnt-easy/

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Emory University Hospital is cutting 100 jobs and blaming it on Obamacare. [View all] Tim4319 Sep 2013 OP

Question: is this just a scapegoat excuse, Quantess Sep 2013 #1

How can it be anything but a scapegoat? Obamacare will increase patient loads ... Scuba Sep 2013 #8

One of the things I would want to know is what kind of raises SheilaT Sep 2013 #2

Georgia, like many red states, has refused to participate in the ACA's Medicaid expansion. Tanuki Sep 2013 #3

This is BS. Cutting psychiatry services has been a favorite of Repukes since Ronnie was governor mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #4

Every fucking employer who doesn't want to face his employees when he lets them go gopiscrap Sep 2013 #5

With more people insured and therefore going to doctors,clinics, etc, I thought there would a need patricia92243 Sep 2013 #6

Hospitals are planning a transition frustrated_lefty Sep 2013 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Jawja Sep 2013 #9

HA!! Emory just got busted CatWoman Sep 2013 #10

Wow, that does make sense! Tim4319 Sep 2013 #15

That money probably could have saved a majority of the jobs for a year davidpdx Sep 2013 #17

Whoever gave that reason LIED. ~nt~ b.durruti Sep 2013 #11

^^^^^OF COURSE THEY DID !! ^^^^^ eppur_se_muova Sep 2013 #14

It's like the media don't even want to report the facts. Tim4319 Sep 2013 #16

What is the government doing to prevent this? (nt) bigwillq Sep 2013 #12

My local hospital just layed off its department heads NV Whino Sep 2013 #13