Of that total, $274 million went toward charity care. The categories that contributed most to the community benefits were bad debt ($435.5 million), Medicaid losses ($306 million), charity care and research ($259.7 million).
Additionally, Kentucky hospitals reported $150.2 million in Medicare losses, and $134.5 million went toward health professions education.
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