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Health services research · Oct 2018
Medicare Payment Penalties and Safety Net Hospital Profitability: Minimal Impact on These Vulnerable Hospitals.
- Gloria J Bazzoli, Michael P Thompson, and Teresa M Waters.
- Department of Health Administration, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
- Health Serv Res. 2018 Oct 1; 53 (5): 3495-3506.
ObjectiveTo examine relationships between penalties assessed by Medicare's Hospital Readmission Reduction Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program and hospital financial condition.Data Sources/Study SettingCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, American Hospital Association, and Area Health Resource File data for 4,824 hospital-year observations.Study DesignBivariate and multivariate analysis of pooled cross-sectional data.Principal FindingsSafety net hospitals have significantly higher HRRP/VBP penalties, but, unlike nonsafety net hospitals, increases in their penalty rate did not significantly affect their total margins.ConclusionsSafety net hospitals appear to rely on nonpatient care revenues to offset higher penalties for the years studied. While reassuring, these funding streams are volatile and may not be able to compensate for cumulative losses over time.© Health Research and Educational Trust.
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