Health care law cracks down on hospital infections

Say what you want about the new federal health care law. But at least it cracks down on preventable infections that have been growing at an alarming rate in America's hospitals.

In recent years, to be hospitalized anywhere in America all too often means becoming even sicker than you were before. That's because of the rise of infections like MRSA. These infections are preventable, but many medical facilities did little to prevent them - often engaging in unsanitary practices or ignoring simple procedures.

In the 2000s, American health care clearly became a Fourth World system. If you got seriously ill, you'd better hope it was during your vacation out of the country.

But the new health care law imposes stiff penalties on hospitals for infections that can be prevented.

Good.

(Source: http://www.kypost.com/news/national/story/Rates-rise-for-some-common-hospital-infections/0hyc52TWjEew9GwEP5WHbQ.cspx)