June 10, 2012, Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
Ohio's community hospitals eagerly are awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and its insurance mandate.
If the court affirms the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and mandate, hospitals expect to be paid for more patients, although lower government reimbursement rates will cut into those revenues.
If justices rule against the mandate, hospitals face continued demand for uncompensated care to the uninsured, lower reimbursements and a renewed political fight over how to care for their communities at a time of rapid change, increasing costs and, in some markets, more competition.
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