Medicare, as a result was spending $17 billion a year on these hospital re-admissions that could have been prevented.
Michael Bennet: “Medicare, as a result was spending $17 billion a year on these hospital re-admissions that could have been prevented.”
On the recordJanuary 26, 2011
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Bennet points out the significant costs incurred by Medicare due to preventable readmissions.
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