Little-noticed law should bring hospitals good cheer.
A little-noticed provision in the new federal budget law aims to sign up significant numbers of pregnant women and children for Medicaid, using simplified application forms that can be filled out and evaluated right in the hospital. Healthcare providers should be cheering about this development, says Jerome Brazda.
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