Uncompensated care spikes by 8.3%: AHA
Source: Melanie Evans, Modern Healthcare, Vol. 37 no. 43, October 29, 2007
Medicare losses at general hospitals also up 20% to $18.6 billion, association says.
Hospital losses on publicly insured patients rose at double-digit rates while the cost of uncompensated care increased by 8% last year, the American Hospital Association said.