Grimm Quoted on Hospital Challenges During Government Shutdown
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Health Care Practice Leader Douglas Grimm was quoted on the impact of the ongoing government shutdown on hospitals and healthcare providers.
One week into the shutdown, hospital administrators are facing potential financial hits and other challenges, following on the heels of months of federal health policies impacting their clients.
Douglas said, “This is not the first hit that they’ve taken over the past few months.”
In the past year, health systems have faced cuts to Medicaid, the effects of tariffs on supplies and pharmaceuticals, and workforce shortages due to changes to immigration policy. Hospitals have also endured rising costs, difficult dealmaking, and increasingly rigid states’ antitrust regulations.
“I think the shutdown is just the next thing in a line of events,” Douglas said. “The providers are simply getting worn out.”
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