Reform risks more woes for Ransom Memorial Hospital
The Franklin County hospital faces Medicare reimbursement shortfalls as health care reform proposals consider cuts to fund universal coverage. Write offs total about 5 percent of charges, roughly 405000 last year, while Medicare underpayments reach 4.2 million. Projected cuts could raise losses to 1.4 million by 2000, harming the hospital more than any benefit from universal coverage.
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