Trends in hospital deductions from revenue. Increases in uncompensated care and payment adjustments.
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.
Seidman
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Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, CA.
Pollack
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