Hospitals in Sullivan, MO - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital
Critical Access Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 751 Sappington Bridge Rd, Sullivan, Missouri 63080
Ratings: Phone: (573) 468-4186

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As the administration searches for ways to pay for health care reform and restrain medical costs, President Obama suggested Wednesday that he would consider transferring the power to set Medicare reimbursement rates from Congress to the independent advisory agency known as MedPAC, MedPage Today reports.

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