Disproportionate-share hospital payment reductions may threaten the financial stability of safety-net hospitals

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 988-996

  Neuhausen, Katherine ^a   Davis, Anna C ^b   Needleman, Jack ^b   Brook, Robert H ^c   Zingmond, David ^c   Roby, Dylan H ^b,d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research David Geffen School of Medicine UCLA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; CALIFORNIA; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CALIFORNIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REIMBURSEMENT, DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE; SAFETY-NET PROVIDERS; UNCOMPENSATED CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901987723     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1222     Document Type: Article

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