The $2.9 billion in hospitals’ annual community benefits includes $1.1 billion in charity care, $1.1 billion in Medicaid subsidization and $1.3 billion in community benefit activities.
The 2011 report uses 2009 data, the most recent year for which data is available. One-hundred sixty-nine hospitals participated in the report.
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