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Predictors of payer mix and financial performance among safety net hospitals prior to the Affordable Care Act.
The objective of this study was to use audited hospital financial statements to identify predictors of payer mix and financial performance in safety net hospitals prior to the Affordable Care Act. It found that university governance was the strongest positive predictor of operating margin. Safety net hospital financial performance varied considerably. Academic hospitals had higher operating margins, while more generous Medicaid eligibility and reimbursement policies improved hospitals' ability to recoup costs.
AHRQ-funded; HS021291.
Citation: Sommers BD, Stone J, Kane N .
Predictors of payer mix and financial performance among safety net hospitals prior to the Affordable Care Act.
Int J Health Serv 2016;46(1):166-84. doi: 10.1177/0020731415586408.
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Keywords: Hospitals, Policy, Medicaid, Payment