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babylonsister

(171,094 posts) Mon Mar 23, 2015, 09:18 PM Mar 2015

HHS: Hospitals saved billions under ObamaCare

As predicted.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/236603-hhs-hospitals-saved-billions-under-obamacare#.VRCxeH64hpw.facebook

HHS: Hospitals saved billions under ObamaCare
By Sarah Ferris - 03/23/15 11:09 AM EDT

A massive expansion of insurance programs like Medicaid and a drop in emergency room visits saved hospitals at least $7.4 billion over the last year, the Obama administration announced Monday.

With millions more people covered under ObamaCare last year, hospitals faced fewer bills from patients who lacked insurance and were unable to pay. Hospitals also saw fewer emergency room visits, which rack up far higher costs and often leave hospitals with the tab.

The costs of those services — known as uncompensated care — dropped by one-fifth nationwide in 2014, according to a government report released Monday.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the findings to mark the fifth year since the passage of ObamaCare.

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HHS: Hospitals saved billions under ObamaCare (Original Post) babylonsister Mar 2015 OP

As predicted! Yes! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #1

But not in Tennessee. Despite the fact that they lobbied hard for the "Cover Tennessee" program SharonAnn Mar 2015 #13

another fiendish plot by Obama guillaumeb Mar 2015 #2

so were these savings turned into corporate-welfare profits or passed along as savings to patients? msongs Mar 2015 #3

Someone's getting rich off of single payer! IronLionZion Mar 2015 #14

Obamacare has helped so many people with the quality of their lives and their very lives! and.. Cha Mar 2015 #4

Love Ya' Cha! :-) hue Mar 2015 #9

Everytime I see a butterfly I think of you, hue! Cha Mar 2015 #10

Most hospital systems around here are swimming in money already. progressoid Mar 2015 #5

Canned repug response: Dopers_Greed Mar 2015 #6

About 2/3rds of hospitals in the US are non for profit. The rest are government or for profit. hue Mar 2015 #7

I'm sure FOX not news will never let their brain dead viewers know this news . geretogo Mar 2015 #8

While Reading The Article..... cynzke Mar 2015 #11

Here's a thought Fritz Walter Mar 2015 #12

sheshe2

(83,929 posts)

1. As predicted! Yes!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 09:45 PM

Mar 2015

Well done Obama.

Thanks for the news, bsis~

SharonAnn

(13,779 posts)

13. But not in Tennessee. Despite the fact that they lobbied hard for the "Cover Tennessee" program

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 06:02 PM

Mar 2015

developed by our Republican governor.

We have small hospitals closing, others on the brink, but "no to Obamacare" won in the GOP legislature here.
It was unbelievable, except for the fact that is the TN GOP legislature.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

2. another fiendish plot by Obama

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 09:57 PM

Mar 2015

to save the country billions of dollars. The sheer horror of it all.

What next, better health outcomes for Americans?

msongs

(67,453 posts)

3. so were these savings turned into corporate-welfare profits or passed along as savings to patients?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:49 PM

Mar 2015

IronLionZion

(45,540 posts)

14. Someone's getting rich off of single payer!

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 26, 2015, 07:37 AM

Mar 2015

Because corporations do get plenty of profit from Medicaid and Medicare. If everyone was covered universally under single payer, they would be rolling around in guaranteed profits forever!

If you think about it, single payer really is the most pro-business plan.

Cha

(297,723 posts)

4. Obamacare has helped so many people with the quality of their lives and their very lives! and..

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 12:27 AM

Mar 2015

it's saving MONEY!

Mahalo babylonsistah

hue

(4,949 posts)

9. Love Ya' Cha! :-)

Reply to Cha (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 02:37 PM

Mar 2015

Cha

(297,723 posts)

10. Everytime I see a butterfly I think of you, hue!

Reply to hue (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 08:47 PM

Mar 2015

progressoid

(49,999 posts)

5. Most hospital systems around here are swimming in money already.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 01:22 AM

Mar 2015

I'm sure they'll pass the savings on to us.

Dopers_Greed

(2,640 posts)

6. Canned repug response:

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 12:10 PM

Mar 2015

"You don't actually believe those numbers, do you?"

hue

(4,949 posts)

7. About 2/3rds of hospitals in the US are non for profit. The rest are government or for profit.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 02:36 PM

Mar 2015

When someone has insurance they are able to go to a walk-in clinic or urgent care clinic and do not need to rely on an emergency dept. for health care. Thus the hospital is free to take care of true emergencies. Waiting rooms were, in previous years, packed with Patients who had no insurance whatsoever. According to COBRA and EMTALA laws an ER cannot turn anyone away. Some for profit hospitals were charging fees up front in order to be seen by a nurse practitioner or doctor.
Uncompensated care, as mentioned above, was a huge deficit for healthcare organizations and it affected, and still does to a much lesser degree, all who try to deliver a high level of healthcare to all.

geretogo

(1,281 posts)

8. I'm sure FOX not news will never let their brain dead viewers know this news .

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 02:37 PM

Mar 2015

cynzke

(1,254 posts)

11. While Reading The Article.....

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 09:39 AM

Mar 2015

Check out what Rubio and Ryan have planned. Ryan would allow states to OPT OUT of the ACA mandates. What a cop-out. Leave it to the States to be the bad guys! Coward. And despite all the complaints by right wingers about taxpayers having to pay the bill, the GOP plans are financed by the government too! When you have citizens who can't afford healthcare, you have to help them financially. There is no way around that. ACA is saving money, a good thing.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/236599-rubio-rolls-out-obamacare-alternative

Fritz Walter

(4,292 posts)

12. Here's a thought

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2015, 03:36 PM

Mar 2015

These hospitals might tell their lobbyists -- and, yes, even the non-profits have well-paid lobbyists -- to share that good news with Senators and Representatives.
Unless, of course, they have a conflict of interest in so doing.

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