HealthCare Notes

3/16/13

Moody’s: Refusing Medicaid Expansion Will ‘Put Pressure’ On State And Hospital Credit Ratings

Moody’s: Refusing Medicaid Expansion Will ‘Put Pressure’ On State And Hospital Credit Ratings: Investor services and credit rating agency Moody’s has some news for GOP governors hesitant to expand their state Medicaid programs under Obamacare: either hospitals in states refusing the expansion, or the states themselves, will feel pressure on their credit ratings due to higher uncompensated care costs and cash-strapped budgets. In a press release regarding a [...]/p