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patricia92243

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6. With more people insured and therefore going to doctors,clinics, etc, I thought there would a need

Reply to Tim4319 (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 03:51 PM

Sep 2013

for more doctors, nurses, technicians - that Obamacare would be a real job creator. I don't understand laying off people when there will have more patients.

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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