Article: Health lobbyists swarm Congress; Make huge, costly effort to cushion reform bill's blows.(NEWS)

Byline: BARBARA BENSON

As congress edges closer to reconciling the House and Senate versions of its massive health care reform legislation, lobbyists for New York's hospitals, doctors, insurers, nursing homes and businesses are stepping up their efforts to limit the effects of reform on their bottom lines. You won't find any health care lobbyists making holiday plans for Christmaslet alone Thanksgiving.

"Until we have a final bill, we have to keep advocating aggressively for New York hospitals, says a spokesman for the Greater New York Hospital Association.

Facing possible cuts in Medicare payments to New York hospitals and nursing homes of ...

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