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Hospital ForecastDavid T. Vandewater

President & CEO

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Hospitals’ Difficult Environment Not New

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What’s next?• $787 Billion Stimulus Package

• $19 billion in Health IT

• $87 billion for matching dollars for Medicaid

• State Children’s Health Insurance Program Expansion• $33 billion

• 4 million children

• Coverage Initiatives

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Washington’s Most Knowledgeable

Rep. Henry Waxman(D) California

Rep. Pete Stark(D) California

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Washington’s Most Knowledgeable

Sen. Max Baucus(D) Montana

Sen. Ted Kennedy(D) Massachusetts

Sen. Chuck Grassley(R) Iowa

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Hospital ForecastDavid T. Vandewater

President & CEO