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54 Statistics on Hospital Medicare Margins
In 2012, the average Medicare margin for a U.S. hospital stayed steady at -5.4 percent, according to the latest data analyzed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. MedPAC released its March 2014 report to Congress late last week, which included several recommendations and research data related to Medicare payments to hospitals and health systems. Hospitals are usually underpaid by Medicare, which reimburses organizations under the inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems. The most recent figure of -5.4 percent means that hospitals, on average, are paid a little less than 95 cents for every dollar they spend taking care of a Medicare patient…Read More
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