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Down and up

Even as uncompensated care as a percentage of operating expenses decreased, the average Medicaid shortfall grew

Uncompensated care as a percentage of operating expenses
For 3,109 hospitals that reported values 2013-18

2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
3.87%	3.75%	3.35%	3.14%	3.17%	3.26%

Percentage-point change from 2013

Average Medicaid shortfall
For 1,347 acute-care hospitals that reported values 2013-18
$ in millions

Notes

Both samples exclude outliers. Data comes from the Medicare cost reports with complete fiscal years, which are self-reported by the hospital or system

Down and up

Uncompensated care as a percentage of operating expensesFor 3,109 hospitals that reported values 2013-18

Percentage-point change from 2013

Average Medicaid shortfallFor 1,347 acute-care hospitals that reported values 2013-18$ in millions

Notes

Uncompensated care as a percentage of operating expenses
For 3,109 hospitals that reported values 2013-18

Average Medicaid shortfall
For 1,347 acute-care hospitals that reported values 2013-18
$ in millions