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BOSTON — Lawmakers are being urged to carve out more money in the state budget to help reduce an anticipated revenue shortfall in a fund that helps safety-net hospitals offset losses from providing care for uninsured patients.
In a letter to legislative budget writers, the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association urged the lawmakers – who are huddling to finalize details of the $62 billion state budget – to transfer $250 million from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to plug gaps in the state Health Safety Net program.
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By Christian M. Wade | Statehouse Reporter
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