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Turn CO Blue

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5. This list leaves off one giant issue - many rural hospitals and small hospitals

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2017, 01:11 PM

Feb 2017

will see their "debt bed" increase drastically (by 300% or more) as all of these costs are shifted onto them as people who defer primary care for too long will wind up in emergency care.

HUNDREDS of hospitals will wind up going under (and rural patients and ambulances will wind up having to drive that extra 20 or 50 miles for care; people may die) or being bought up by Catholic Charities.

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ACA repeal affects many who aren't aware [View all] flamingdem Feb 2017 OP

Kick Squinch Feb 2017 #1

Find a townhall near you to fight for ACA, hold your reps accountable flamingdem Feb 2017 #2

ACA includes wide-ranging Insurance regulations... Wounded Bear Feb 2017 #3

Awareness of that is what the rush is all about flamingdem Feb 2017 #4

This list leaves off one giant issue - many rural hospitals and small hospitals Turn CO Blue Feb 2017 #5

So what will Ryan do then? flamingdem Feb 2017 #7

For a supposed "numbers guy" Ryan is just so thick. Turn CO Blue Feb 2017 #8

Save and share northoftheborder Feb 2017 #6