There is no such thing as an Obama phone, THAT is

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•The Lifeline program originated in 1984, during the administration of Ronald Reagan; it was expanded in 1996, during the administration of Bill Clinton; and its first cellular provider service (SafeLink Wireless) was launched by TracFone in 2008, during the administration of George W. Bush. All of these milestones were passed prior to the advent of the Obama administration.

•The Lifeline program only covers monthly discounts on landline or wireless telephone service for eligible consumers. It does not pay
cellular companies to provide free cell phones to consumers, although some cellular service providers choose to offer that benefit to their Lifeline customers.

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https://blog.definitivehc.com/how-many-hospit...-in-the-us

The true number of active hospitals is disputed depending on which organization is reporting the statistic. The American Hospital Association (AHA) reported only 6,200 active U.S. hospitals in 2017. This is an increase from 2016, when the AHA reported a total of 5,534 active hospitals.

The growth is attributed to a shift in AHA hospital classification rather than new facilities opening. Hospitals counted in the AHA list are generally community hospitals, including short- and long-term acute care, rehabilitation, and other specialty facilities.

Since 1975, the number of active hospitals has steadily declined by more than 12 percent — from more than 7,100 hospitals to just over 6,200. The most dramatic decline occurred between 1990 and 2000, with the decrease stagnating between 2000 and 2016. Similarly, the number of hospital beds experienced a drastic decline from 1975 to 2016.

The AHA reported more than 1.4 million hospital beds in 1975 and about 894,000 in 2016, a decrease of just under 40 percent. Again, the most dramatic decline occurred between 1995 and 2000, with a steady total loss of under 100,000 beds since 2000.

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