Incomplete list of publicized healthcare layoffs and closings from 26 February to 20 April 2013:
California: In Modesto, Memorial Medical Center laid off 39 office employees.
Connecticut: The New Milford Hospital closed its Family Birthing Center.
Delaware Hospice laid off 52 employees (after laying off 104 employees starting in January).
Florida: Rotech Healthcare now bankrupt after being accused of ripping off Meidcare-Medicaid.
Indiana: Orthopedics company, Medtronic, laid off 50 people in Warsaw. Company officials blame the Obama/Romney Care medical device tax.
Kentucky: Murray-Calloway County Hospital laid off 28 employees. Hospital officials blame Obama/Romney Care and a huge decrease in customers ($7.5 million USD decrease)!
Maryland: Obama/Romney Care being blamed for layoffs at Frederick Memorial Hospital. 40 people let go: “What hospitals are doing nationwide, and in Maryland in particular, are to find ways to adjust the provision care models to adjust to the decreasing amount of Medicare reimbursements.”-Harry Grandinett, Frederick Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts: The Cape Cod Hospital closed its endoscopy center. At least 20 employees laid off. You can blame Obama/Romney Care for reduced reimbursements for services rendered. Quincy Medical laid off 30 nurses. Tuell Nursing Home shut down after four decades of operations. The operators blamed skyrocketing health care costs, and reduced Medicare payments under the Obama/Romney Care.
Michigan: Detroit Medical Center laid off 300 people! Those still with jobs got pay cuts! Blame Obama/Romney Affordable Health Care Plan!
New York: Oswego Hospital closed its pediatric unit.
New Jersey: The Richard Hall Community Mental Health Center announced the ending of 15 positions and reduction in services due to reduced funding.
New Mexico: 57 UNM Hospital employees lost their jobs. The hospital contracted out their jobs to try and save money under Obama Care.
North Carolina: Three Streams Family Health Center, which helps people without insurance, closed down.
Ohio: Maker of home healthcare products, Invacare, laid off 68 people. Company officials are blaming the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Oregon: Easter Seals closed their Children’s Therapy Center in Salem.
Pennsylvania: Reading Eagle, owner of Reading Hospital, laid off 210 medical staff, plus eliminating another 181 jobs through attrition! Officials blame the Obama/Romney Care (Affordable Care Act) cuts to Medicare/Medicaid!
Texas: In Houston, the DePelchin Children’s Center shut down its Elkins residential treatment center. 44 people unemployed. The owners blamed the closing on the changes being made to how federal and state governments reimburse for the treatment of children with severe mental, emotional and behavioral problems (Obama Care).
“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013
ObamaCare layoffs 2013, part 1: