14
May
2012
IOWA CITY - Iowa Congressman Dave Loebsack (IA-2nd District) and three SEIU Local 199 Registered Nurse members from University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) will hold a press conference Friday, May 11 at 3:45 pm at the UIHC to highlight the many benefits for patients and providers in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. For instance, despite the difficult financial picture for next year that UIHC officials recently painted for the Board of Regents, the ACA will actually help hospitals' bottom lines, said Pauline Taylor, an SEIU Member and an operating room nurse.
"Simultaneously it will drive down costs and improve patient outcomes. That is why it is so important to fight for it no matter what the Court ultimately does," added Matt Sinovic, Executive Director of Progress Iowa, which shares SEIU's support for the ACA. In Massachusetts, where healthcare reform has been in full swing for several years, the Massachusetts Hospital Association reports that hospitals have taken billions of dollars out of the rising expense trend over the last three years.
We have been going around the hospital over the past few weeks, educating our members about the ACA and how critical it is for us as providers and for the Iowans we care for, said Taylor.
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-benefit from today's global economy.
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