Budget battlers ... profiles.
If managed care discounts give you a headache, you'll get a migraine figuring your losses from the 1997 Balanced Budget Act--they're an 8 on the Richter scale, says one hospital policy pro. The savvy aren't waiting to act: Around the country, hospitals are fighting the cuts on the national front and battling back at home. H&HN profiles five.
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