State Seeks Federal Money to Aid Hospitals

In the article the state of Massachusetts seeks federal aid from the Obama administration, for the specific amount of $216 million, to go towards the Cambridge Health Alliance. They are also asking for $115 million for six other hospitals which include Boston Medical Center as well as Caritas Carney, which take in many Medicaid patients. It states in the article " A total of $135 million would go to private hospitals that care for patients covered by MassHealth, the state's Medicaid program, or Commonwealth Care which subsidizes insurance provided by private carriers". This is a significant amount of money that would be given to each hospital and Insurance programs. There are many flaws within this request, such as those whom are not covered by insurance but meet the requirements for it.