Putting Americans In Control of Their Health Care

Title III. Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care

Reducing Medicare Payments for Care Provided to the Uninsured

Today, Medicare pays certain hospitals extra to help offset the cost ofcare for Americans without insurance.  As the number of uninsured Americans is reduced by this Act, Medicare can reduce those payments and improve the financial health of the program. This strengthens the Medicare program and helps Medicare beneficiaries.

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