This story was originally published at Georgia Health News.
More than 80 Georgia hospitals will receive lower reimbursements from Medicare because of their high rates of patient readmissions.
Federal statistics compiled by Kaiser Health News show that just 12 eligible hospitals in the state will get no penalty due to readmissions.
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