National health care forces Aurora cuts

The federal Affordable Care Act will reduce federal payments to Aurora Health Care by at least $13 million this year and executives at southeastern Wisconsin’s largest hospital system have decided the shortfall will require a hiring freeze and eliminating an unspecified number of jobs. Aurora president and chief executive officer Nick Turkal, in a letter to employees earlier this month obtained by The Business Journal, did not say how many jobs will be impacted or when cuts will occur. An Aurora spokeswoman said Turkal was unavailable for an interview and she declined to comment on the letter. (MILWAUKEE BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/15)