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As the recession deepens, layoffs are swelling the ranks of the uninsured. Despite federal stimulus support for state Medicaid programs, some cash-strapped states have cut Medicaid payments, and others are considering such cuts. As a result, many hospitals that treat large numbers of uninsured patients are struggling to survive.

In 2006, well before the recession began, U.S. hospitals provided more than $28.8 billion worth of uncompensated care¹ — a burden that fell more heavily on some hospitals than on others. Hospitals that provide a large proportion of their inpatient care to the uninsured are called "safety-net" hospitals. Public safety-net hospitals . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Mr. Spivey is a principal at Spivey/Harris Health Policy Group, Washington, DC. Dr. Kellermann is a professor of emergency medicine and associate dean at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta.

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