A statement attributable to the hospital association’s CEO, Craig A. Becker, attributed the net gain to an expected $171 billion in added hospital reimbursements for newly insured patients, resulting from an expansion of coverage.
Furthermore, Mr. Becker noted that most of the $155 billion in cost givebacks that the industry promised would be delayed until the second half the agreement’s 10-year year period.
Mr. Becker’s statement is dated July 8, but it was reported in the New York Times on Aug. 25.
Read the Tennessee Hospital Association statement on cost-benefit breakdown of health reform for hospitals (pdf).
