Each penalized hospital will see their Medicare payments cut anywhere between 0.01 percent to 3 percent. While nearly all states contain hospitals subject to penalties, some states have notably higher proportions.
The following 9 states and Washington, D.C., have the highest percentage of hospitals subject to penalties.
1. New Jersey — 97 percent of the state’s hospitals will see Medicare payment cuts.
2. Connecticut — 90 percent
3. Florida — 81 percent
4. Virginia — 80 percent
5. Alabama — 79 percent
6. Massachusetts — 78 percent
7. District of Columbia — 78 percent
8. New York — 77 percent
9. South Carolina — 75 percent
10. Rhode Island — 75 percent
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