title: Doing the math. Groups say the debt-ceiling law's $11.1 billion hit to Medicare would lead to mass layoffs in healthcare.
abstract: As Washington wrestles with looming mandatory cuts forced by a deficit agreement, the AMA, AHA and ANA are warning of massive job cuts. "If I've got a choice of maintaining these beneficial programs or contract them for my core mission, you're going to choose your core mission. And that will cost the community more in terms of health and of dollars," says Rich Morrison, of Adventist Health System.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zigmond
authors.forename: Rich
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daly
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003363:Cost Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020415:Personnel Downsizing / Q000191:economics; D011057:Politics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States