{"id":10161,"date":"2018-04-17T06:52:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=10161"},"modified":"2018-04-17T06:52:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T10:52:00","slug":"congressional-advisers-urge-medicare-payments-to-many-stand-alone-ers-be-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=10161","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Advisers Urge Medicare Payments To Many Stand-Alone ERs Be Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

The woman arrived at the emergency department gasping for air, her severe emphysema causing such shortness of breath that the physician who examined her put her on a ventilator immediately to help her breathe. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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