Unhappy landings. Health care feels the fallout from Washington's 1997 balanced budget.
Health care is already feeling the fallout from the 1997 balanced budget pact. And the accord's $100 billion in Medicare cuts, spread over five years, are only beginning to take effect. H&HN looks at two especially hard-hit sectors: home health agencies and rural hospitals.
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