The 130 hospitals in Kentucky contributed $353.7 million through absorbing bad debt, $304 million in Medicaid losses, $221.8 million in charity care, $128 million in Medicare losses and $49.7 million in community health improvement services, among other areas of community benefit spending.
Read the full report, “Kentucky Hospitals: The Fabric of Our Communities” (pdf).
Read more coverage on Kentucky Hospitals:
– CEO of Kentucky’s Westlake Regional Resigns Over Dispute With Board
– Kentucky’s Murray-Calloway Names Jerome Penner as CEO
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