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Hospital group urges Congress to ‘act swiftly’ to rescue long-term acute care sector

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The coalition provided a raft of reform policy principles created to guide Congress as it considers ways to better support America’s floundering long-term care hospitals.

A coalition of hospital stakeholders and advocacy groups is imploring Congress to “act swiftly to enact legislation” in the interest of saving the long-term acute care hospital (LTCH) sector.

The group recently issued a report of recommended reform policy principles in support of these facilities, outlining principles designed to “guide

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