Should the state laws be changed to force private hospitals to cater to the uninsured?
"We're not forcing hospitals to take products from us."
Those bills are paid haphazardly, forcing hospitals to absorb huge losses.
Financial constraints have forced hospitals to treat more patients more rapidly.
Some experts say the new round of inquiries has forced hospitals to re-examine their practices.
Financial pressures have forced hospitals to discharge patients earlier, leaving follow-up care for a doctor's office or home delivery.
That has forced doctors and hospitals to be more selective with who gets the shot.
After a baby is cleared for medical discharge, Medicaid payments stop, forcing hospitals to absorb most of the cost.
The action by hundreds of physicians forced major hospitals to send many patients home.
So are cost and regulatory pressures forcing hospitals to release patients sooner.