July 17, 2009
Boston Medical Center sues State o f Massachusetts.
You can read the full article at Boston Globe :
Google news shows at least 27 articles on this subject.
The State of Massachusetts pay 64% of the hospital medical bill when “an average of what the state pays for uninsured patients, Medicaid enrollees and those covered under subsidized plans central to the state’s landmark universal coverage initiative.”
…says The hospital, Boston Medical Center, faces a $38 million deficit for the fiscal year ending in September, its first loss in five years. The suit says the hospital will lose more than $100 million next year because the state has lowered Medicaid reimbursement rates and stopped paying Boston Medical “reasonable costs” for treating other poor patients.
NOW, tell a doctor (in house staff) you are going to lower their salary by 36%. How would any doctor stay with this employer ?
The average salary* for a real estate attorney in Vernon, CT for 2009 *including salary, bonuses, Soc Security, pension, healthcare, & time off is $ 187,000.
The average salary* for a hospital to pay a Physician Surgeon on staff in Vernon, CT for 2009 *including salary, bonuses, Soc Security, pension, healthcare, & time off is $ 417,000.
Salary estimated by www.Salary.com
How long do the Democrats think a doctor will stay put at this hospital?
Would a surgeon leave an employer if his salary dropped by $150,000 a year ?
Please ask US Congressman Joe Courtney, CT Rep Claire Janowski and US Senator Chris Dodd how long this Doctor will stay at this hospital ?
Boston Medical Center has a 500 bed license. St Francis Hospital has a 600 Bed license and Hartford Hospital has an 800 Bed license.
Carl Slicer, blog editor, www.VernonGop.com. “Who do you trust ? “
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