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Hospitals Fear New State Budget Could Lead to Layoffs

The Ohio Hospital Association says the new state budget could lead to layoffs at Ohio hospitals. It says a provision in the budget will charge Ohio's hospitals a new fee that will amount to about $145 million over the next couple of years. Tiffany Himmelreich speaks for the hospital group, and she talked with Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen.