Obamacare might not kill granny but might help her go (health care, financial)

[old_cold]

Part of the funding for Obamacare has been mentioned as coming from Medicare cuts.
I got to wondering just what those cuts are.
For those of you that are seniors or care for some, what do you think of just two cuts I discovered?

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159071.php
"However, on July 13, CMS announced proposed changes to the Medicare policies and payment rates for
physician services, including radiation oncology, that would cut payments to radiation therapy services by
nearly 20 percent. Community cancer centers, particularly those in rural and suburban areas, would be hardest
hit. Running 2008 claims data from a sample of practices across the country showed overall impacts between 18
and 31 percent on the average practice, with some services receiving payment cuts by up to 44 percent. If
approved, these cuts would take effect on January 1, 2010.......................................
cut payments for radiation therapy treatments would cause many cancer centers to close, stop accepting
Medicare patients, lay off support staff and reduce services to cancer patients,.............."

http://www.mcknights.com/CMS-to-cut-Medicare-funding-to-skilled-nursing-facilities-by-360-million-in-fisca (broken link)
" “In most nursing homes, if there are margins in Medicare services, they are used to help offset negative
margins for Medicaid services. In addition, many not-for-profit nursing homes face negative margins on
Medicare to support negative margins on Medicaid. These numbers just don't work for financial viability and
sustainability.” "

Nursing homes face $78M Medicare cut - Orlando Business Journal:
cuts in Medicare nursing home
"Florida nursing homes face a proposed $78.4 million cut in Medicare reimbursements, which may cause some
facilities to close and/or shed nearly 2,000 jobs statewide.
If the cuts take effect on Oct. 1, “it would be catastrophic,” said Emmett Reed, executive director for the
Tallahassee-based Florida Health Care Association, which represents 500-plus long-term care facilities."

[ovcatto]

Obamacare? All the articles relate to "proposed" cuts to Medicare.

Do you read you links?

[old_cold]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

Obamacare? All the articles relate to "proposed" cuts to Medicare.

Do you read you links?

Yessir.
Medicare cuts have been used to be part of the funding for the proposed health plan.
It may be many people might be as or more concerned with what may be lost to some as with what is being proposed for others.
It's easy to have something like this get lost in the shuffle and not raise any objections.