Welfare reform has health implications for the poor

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Physicians fear the Personal Responsibility and Work Act that was passed by Congress will have a negative impact on the health of immigrants, children and the public at large. The welfare reform bill, which replaces federal cash assistance by lump sum payments to states and places strict time restrictions on aid to the unemployed, establishes preferential healthcare treatment for citizens versus legal immigrants who will eventually be ineligible to receive Medicaid. Experts believe the cuts in the food stamp program will impact negatively on the health of children of needy families.

Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs), Income Security, Health aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Welfare reform, Domestic economic assistance

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Market flux creates rocky future for public hospitals

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The 1,000 publicly owned hospitals in the US face financial crises because they are treating more people who lack health insurance and losing patients insured by Medicaid to managed care plans. Medicaid funding traditionally has accounted for up to 40% of the hospitals' income. Since January 1993, the number of Medicaid recipients switching to managed care has jumped 140% to 12 million. The fiscal problems endanger hospitals that were established to provide medical care for poor people.

Hospitals, Community Hospitals, Management, Economic aspects, Services, Poor, Hospitals, Public, Public hospitals

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