«Because of the unique role they play, many safety net hospitals are in dire financial condition,» he wrote. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Much will be learned from these experiences in the years ahead, but for the time being one immediate takeaway merits repeating: Local policy prerogatives and dire financial conditions trumped federal pleas for reform and led to the spending of massive amounts of aid on preserving the status quo and protecting existing jobs and programs. (educationnext.org)