Medicare reimbursement hits new low

Becker's Healthcare January 10, 2024
Alan Condon

Medicare historically reimburses hospitals below the cost of providing care to patients, but payments to hospitals fell to a record low in 2022, according to new data provided by the American Hospital Association.

Four things to know:

1. An AHA analysis published Jan. 10 shows that Medicare paid 82 cents for every dollar hospitals spent on care for Medicare patients in 2022 — the most recent year for which data is available.

2. Medicare underpayments to hospitals hit $99.2 billion in 2022, almost...

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