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<p>Medicare often pays clinics owned by hospitals double the amount it pays independent clinics for the exact same medical care. Ending that practice could save the federal government up to $150 billion over 10 years, but critics say it could push rural hospitals over the brink.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.petersonhealth.com/about-peterson-health/our-leadership-team/#:~:text=Tim%20Rye%20%7C%20Chief%20Strategic%20Development%20Officer&amp;text=He%20spent%20his%20first%2010,providers%20across%20several%20specialty%20areas." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Rye,</a> chief strategic development officer, Peterson Health&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ruralhealth.us/about-us/staff-directory/carrie-cochran-mcclain,-drph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carrie Cochran-McClain</a>, chief policy officer, National Rural Health Association</p><p><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/people/loren-adler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loren Adler,</a> fellow and associate director at the Center on Health Policy,&nbsp;Brookings Institution</p><p><a href="https://americansforprosperity.org/bio/dean-clancy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dean Clancy</a>, senior health policy fellow, Americans for Prosperity&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/ali-moghtaderi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ali Moghtaderi,</a> assistant professor of health policy and management, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2025/03/27/budget-cut-would-save-medicare-patients-money-can-rural-hospitals-afford-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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This Budget Cut Would Save Medicare Patients Money. But Can Rural Hospitals Afford It?

MAR 27, 202528 MIN
Tradeoffs

This Budget Cut Would Save Medicare Patients Money. But Can Rural Hospitals Afford It?

MAR 27, 202528 MIN

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<p>Medicare often pays clinics owned by hospitals double the amount it pays independent clinics for the exact same medical care. Ending that practice could save the federal government up to $150 billion over 10 years, but critics say it could push rural hospitals over the brink.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p><a href="https://www.petersonhealth.com/about-peterson-health/our-leadership-team/#:~:text=Tim%20Rye%20%7C%20Chief%20Strategic%20Development%20Officer&amp;text=He%20spent%20his%20first%2010,providers%20across%20several%20specialty%20areas." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tim Rye,</a> chief strategic development officer, Peterson Health&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.ruralhealth.us/about-us/staff-directory/carrie-cochran-mcclain,-drph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carrie Cochran-McClain</a>, chief policy officer, National Rural Health Association</p><p><a href="https://www.brookings.edu/people/loren-adler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loren Adler,</a> fellow and associate director at the Center on Health Policy,&nbsp;Brookings Institution</p><p><a href="https://americansforprosperity.org/bio/dean-clancy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dean Clancy</a>, senior health policy fellow, Americans for Prosperity&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://publichealth.gwu.edu/departments/health-policy-and-management/ali-moghtaderi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ali Moghtaderi,</a> assistant professor of health policy and management, Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2025/03/27/budget-cut-would-save-medicare-patients-money-can-rural-hospitals-afford-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>