Total uncompensated care in 2009, including charity care and bad debt, was valued at more than $796 million, an increase of $85 million (12 percent) over 2008. Meanwhile, Medicare and Medicaid, which represent about 60 percent of all hospital revenue in Iowa, created approximately $310 million in losses for the state’s hospitals during 2008.
Along with uncompensated care (which is made up of both charity care and bad debt), community benefits include such services and programs as health screenings, support groups, counseling, immunizations, nutritional services and transportation programs. The survey found the total value of these services was approximately $147 million.
View the IHA’s community benefit data.
Read more about the Iowa Hospital Association.
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