Hospital Forecast
David T. Vandewater
President & CEO
Hospitals’ Difficult Environment
Not New
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What’s next?
• $787 Billion Stimulus Package
• $19 billion in Health IT
• $87 billion for matching dollars for Medicaid
• State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Expansion
• $33 billion
• 4 million children
• Coverage Initiatives
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Washington’s Most Knowledgeable
Rep. Henry Waxman Rep. Pete Stark
(D) California (D) California
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Washington’s Most Knowledgeable
Sen. Ted Kennedy
(D) Massachusetts
Sen. Max Baucus
(D) Montana
Sen. Chuck Grassley
(R) Iowa
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Hospital Forecast
David T. Vandewater
President & CEO