Hospitials closing maternity wards September 04, 2019 | Registered: 7 years ago Posts: 651 |
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It can sometimes be difficult for hospitals to make money from their labor and delivery units because more women tend to be on Medicaid than men, and Medicaid generally doesn’t pay hospitals as well as private insurance, Friedman said.
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It can sometimes be difficult for hospitals to make money from their labor and delivery units because more women tend to be on Medicaid than men, and Medicaid generally doesn’t pay hospitals as well as private insurance, Friedman said.
And there ya have it. Welfare Moos get to go in and shit their loaves for free (free for them, anyway), sometimes annually or almost annually, and hospitals are getting sick of not getting paid for that crap. They probably can't refuse to take Medicaid for childbirth since I think it's still considered an emergency, so they'll just do away with a department that isn't much of a money maker.
On the other hand, I wonder how many more lawsuits there might be - frivolous or otherwise - when laboring heifers sluice in a hospital with inadequate labor/maternity facilities.
Re: Hospitials closing maternity wards September 10, 2019 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 1,841 |
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paragon schnitzophonic
Part of the issue is that hospitals have been making maternity wards these cushy home-like areas, which eats up costs. And frankly, such a setup would be better served in long-term care wards where patients are staying weeks or months at a time.
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mumofsixbirds
Yes, I totally agree with this. If I were a hospital, I'd make the palliative care ward a nicer place, and moos could have the regular, dour hospital rooms for giving birth. I think that people who are dying or in ICU should get the nicest stuff.
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LoveToLurk
I was wondering if this could be a contributing factor as well. I read an article a few years back that said a lot of OB/GYNs are dropping the OB part because the malpractice insurance is too high (because moos are not in any way a sue-happy bunch ). I guess it makes sense that this would be a problem for maternity wards as well.
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When I heard about this "birth rape bullshit" I went ballistic. A doctor having to intervene in a delivery doesn't constitute rape in any way, shape or form. And their doctor didn't adhere to the Moo's birth plan? Too damn bad. Maybe circumstances didn't permit him or her to adhere to it. I guess no one ever told these stupid cows that, in the words of the old Rolling Stones song, "You don't always get what you want". Jesus, I learned that as a little kid!
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It can sometimes be difficult for hospitals to make money from their labor and delivery units because more women tend to be on Medicaid than men, and Medicaid generally doesn’t pay hospitals as well as private insurance, Friedman said.
And there ya have it. Welfare Moos get to go in and shit their loaves for free (free for them, anyway), sometimes annually or almost annually, and hospitals are getting sick of not getting paid for that crap. They probably can't refuse to take Medicaid for childbirth since I think it's still considered an emergency, so they'll just do away with a department that isn't much of a money maker.
On the other hand, I wonder how many more lawsuits there might be - frivolous or otherwise - when laboring heifers sluice in a hospital with inadequate labor/maternity facilities.