HIGHER 340B REMEDY PAYMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER UNCOMPENSATED CARE COSTS

Bigger 340B remedy payments were associated with lower median uncompensated care costs as a percentage of hospitals’ operating expenses relative to other 340B-eligible hospitals

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Notes

Uncompensated care costs as a percentage of operating expenses were calculated from hospital cost report data with complete fiscal years from 2018 to 2022. Only hospitals reporting data for at least four of the five years examined were included.

Source: 340B proposed payments; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services hospital cost reports, which are self-reported by hospitals and systems

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