More insight into ObamaCare and how it will touch every aspect of our lives. When one considers that the bill is 2700 pages long and even the Supreme Court makes fun of the size by stating they have no intention of reading it, has to give pause to it's authenticity.
National Center for Policy Analysis
Once again ObamaCare has taken on the role of Big Brother, this time by targeting hospitals with "worse than expected" 30-day readmission rates. ObamaCare expects these hospitals to devote valuable time and energy chasing down patients to ensure they are compliant with their doctors' orders after they are released from the hospital to avoid potential fines.
Unfortunately, research has found that only a small proportion of readmissions are preventable, mainly because the factors that cause readmissions are outside a hospital's control, like mental illness, poor social support and poverty.
In addition, hospitals may be forced to prioritize and may spend less time on factors within their control like improving patient safety. Read more here.
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