The economic downturn dominates the headlines and is a source of
concern across the country. But for safety-net hospitals, including
most hospitals staffed by CIR resident physicians, the bad economy
brings twice the trouble. More people are losing their health insurance
when they lose their jobs and relying on public programs like Medicaid
or joining the ranks of the uninsured. This means more people depending
on our hospitals. At the same time, tax revenue is down at the state,
county, and city level, causing governments to cut their budgets for
health care precisely at the time when more people are using these
services.
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