Facing the recession: how did safety-net hospitals fare financially compared with their peers?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effect of the recession on the financial performance of safety-net versus non-safety-net hospitals.

Data sources/study setting

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases, Medicare Cost Reports, American Hospital Association Annual Survey, InterStudy, and Area Health Resource File.

Study design

Retrospective, longitudinal panel of hospitals, 2007-2011. Safety-net hospitals were identified using percentage of patients who were Medicaid or uninsured. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate average effects of the recession on hospital operating and total margins, revenues and expenses in each year, 2008-2011, comparing safety-net with non-safety-net hospitals.

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SUBMITTER: Reiter KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254123 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature