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Readmitted. i don't think this is the right place to draw the line in the sand. if you want to cut down medicare costs, stop the overuse. when patients are sick -- megyn: isn't this going to keep patients in the hospital longer because the hospital is concerned about discharging somebody too early? >> what if they consult us here in that's something they should have thought of. the overall costs will be higher because of this. megyn: the lawyers are always worried about if they are going to get sued and how to prevent getting sued. if i were advicing a doctor i would say don't discharge until ...

Complications either. >> 2,200 hospitals is 2/3 of all the hospitals in the u.s. that takes medicare. we are talking about top hospitals be massachusetts general, university of chicago, vanderbilt hospital, hospitals that are very, very great. megyn: don't discharge somebody who is going come back in 30 days with a major complication. >> the hospitals i just named are called ter tirks ary patients. they are treating stroke and heart attack -- megyn: shouldn't we be in favor of obama-care holding these hospitals liable? >> no, something obama-care doesn't understand is what real medicine is abo...

Hospitals may be hit with big fines under president obama's healthcare law. that law says medicare can fine hospitals that have too many patients readmitted with complications within 30 days of their discharge. the average fee? $125,000 per facility. there are worries how those fines could affect the hospital bottom lines and their treatment of patients. i read this and say they are going to final hospitals because they want to hold them accountable for patient care. too many patients being readmitted within 30 days of discharge due to complications and they want to improve quality. i say grea...

Power, and who don't discharge it with the prudence and the wisdom that american citizens have a right to expect. >> let's turn to something else making headlines this week. that's sarah palin. as we mentioned going into the segment, you're investigating a california school, cal state university that invited the former governor to speak but wouldn't disclose the terms of her contract. give us a sense what is this about and why does it merit the attention of the attorney general? >> well, this is just one college among others whose foundations are now under scrutiny by my office. we want to mak...