Elliot Hospital will also close its telephone nurse line and cut employee benefits, according to the news report. The ten hospitals that are suing New Hampshire in federal court argue Medicaid cuts, which went into effect July 1, were made for state budgetary reasons, and the costs of treating Medicaid patients were not factored. The budget cuts totaled $115 million over two years.
Read the report about Elliot Hospital.
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