Hospitals forced to make difficult decisions on care
Perry Memorial Hospital will close its obstetrics unit at the end of the year after 93 years of delivering babies. The small Princeton, Ill., hospital lost $500,000 on its obstetrics program last year. Under the Affordable Care Act's new payment rules for Medicare, which primarily covers people over 65, and previous federal budget cuts under sequestration, the hospital is also facing $1 million in federal cuts.
Dec 11, 2013 2:21 PM