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TMC speaks out about repealing of Affordable Care Act
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/34243433/tmc-speaks-out-about-repealing-of-affordable-care-act?utm_content=buffer5e4a2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer<snip>
Before the ACA, TMC had a bed debt of $25 million from people they treated, but who didn't have insurance and couldn't pay.
Now with the ACA, their bed debt has dropped to $8 million. This decrease allows the hospital to hire more staff to better treat patients.
Rich worries about what will happen if it is repealed without a replacement first.
“It means we will have less of a financial ability to care for patients. There will be a financial strain. We will go back to the days where our bed debt was over $20 million,” Rich said.
Now with the ACA, their bed debt has dropped to $8 million. This decrease allows the hospital to hire more staff to better treat patients.
Rich worries about what will happen if it is repealed without a replacement first.
“It means we will have less of a financial ability to care for patients. There will be a financial strain. We will go back to the days where our bed debt was over $20 million,” Rich said.
