title: Trends in hospital deductions from revenue. Increases in uncompensated care and payment adjustments.
abstract: The 1980s produced tighter restrictions on Medicaid eligibility, greater reluctance among insurers to cover small groups, and increased price competition, resulting in a larger percentage of unreimbursed charges. Here the authors use financial data from a cross-section of California hospitals to explore the extent and variation of such deductions from revenue.
authors: Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, CA.
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Seidman
authors: S B
authors: SB
authors: Pollack
mesh_terms: D000067:Accounts Payable and Receivable; D002140:California; D002608:Charities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics*; D008489:Medical Indigency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics