Officials worry seniors being pushed out of hospitals as Medicare seeks to cut costs

... in pain. Yet they would not admit her to the hospital, he was told. Further, they wouldn't transfer her to a skilled nursing facility, either. They said George Matsoukas, who is 70, had to deal with that himself. ''They wanted her out,'' he said. ...

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