title: Standing in line. Hospitals and doctors say rules could put stimulus money out of reach.
abstract: One year after the stimulus law was signed, hospitals and doctors have yet to see much of the health IT cash it holds for them. Now they're worried the rules attached to the funds will keep the money out of reach. And states are prepaling to adapt without the Medicaid boost the law gave them. "It's drastic times", says Craig Becker, left, of the Tennessee Hospital Association, who is lobbying for a hospital revenue tax to help fill the gap.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006761:Hospitals; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States