{"id":5173,"date":"2016-12-01T09:18:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T14:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=5173"},"modified":"2016-12-01T09:18:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T14:18:27","slug":"slowing-down-hospital-discharge-requires-fast-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=5173","title":{"rendered":"Slowing Down Hospital Discharge Requires Fast Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>The old man slept quietly as his daughter sat by his hospital bed. 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