Hospital Forecast David T. Vandewater President & CEO
22 Hospitals’ Difficult Environment Not New
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17 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
18 Washington’s Most Knowledgeable Rep. Henry Waxman (D) California Rep. Pete Stark (D) California
19 Washington’s Most Knowledgeable Sen. Max Baucus (D) Montana Sen. Ted Kennedy (D) Massachusetts Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) Iowa
Hospital Forecast David T. Vandewater President & CEO