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Originally Posted by saganista
In a statement, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said many lawmakers "were very concerned about the potential negative impact of reducing … payments to safety-net hospitals." He said the cuts, if approved, would not take effect until 2017. "This will give the Congress time to re-evaluate and make a midcourse correction" if necessary.
That much was in the article linked to in the OP...
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Yes, that is specifically about the safety net hospital cuts. Those cuts will not total the 500 billion that is claimed to happen under this reform.
My question was about the cuts made to non safety net hospitals, homecare and nursing homes that are scheduled to happen. I am led to believe they will occur when the bill is signed or shortly after, and not wait until 2017. Do you have any info on those cuts?