Limited service maximum fuss. Specialty hospital issue has caught the attention of senators as a physician-owned Oregon facility fights for its Medicare status.
The battle over specialty hospitals got more bruising last week, with two powerful senators seeking more oversight data, and a hospital that's become a symbol of the controversy fighting for its life. The AMA's William Plested, left, says the problem isn't specialty hospitals, but how hospitals are paid. "The way all payments are figured makes winners and losers," he says, noting for-profits contribute to communities through taxes.
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