Evaluation of Unreimbursed Medicaid Costs Among Nonprofit and For-Profit US Hospitals

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2148232. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.48232.

Authors

Ge Bai^{1

2}, Hossein Zare^{2

3}, David A Hyman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
³ Global Health Services and Administration, University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi.
⁴ Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC.

Abstract

This economic evaluation uses 2019 Medicare cost report data to examine the unreimbursed Medicaid costs among nonprofit and for-profit US hospitals.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Hospitals, Proprietary / economics*
Hospitals, Proprietary / statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Public / economics*
Hospitals, Public / statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, Voluntary / economics*
Hospitals, Voluntary / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Insurance, Health / economics*
Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data
Medicaid / economics*
Medicaid / statistics & numerical data*
United States