Oregon hospitals reported more than $1.5 billion in community benefit expenses in 2009, and about $1.2 million of that was for charity care and other public programs, according to a report from the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research (pdf).
The other $300 million went to health professions education, research and community health improvement initiatives.
Other highlights from the report include the following:
• Uncompensated care — which includes charity care and bad debt — provided by Oregon hospitals is approaching $1.2 billion, which was roughly 7.5 percent of the state's 2009 gross patient revenue. This was more than double the 3.1 percent of gross patient revenue from 1999.
• Subsidization of Medicare and Medicaid losses accounted for 53.5 percent of Oregon's net community benefit expenses.
• In 2007, private payors paid for 44.7 percent of hospital payments, and in 2009, they paid for 39.2 percent.
Montana Hospitals Increasing Charity Care, Bad Debt
Ohio Hospitals Provided $2.9B in Community Benefits in 2009
The other $300 million went to health professions education, research and community health improvement initiatives.
Other highlights from the report include the following:
• Uncompensated care — which includes charity care and bad debt — provided by Oregon hospitals is approaching $1.2 billion, which was roughly 7.5 percent of the state's 2009 gross patient revenue. This was more than double the 3.1 percent of gross patient revenue from 1999.
• Subsidization of Medicare and Medicaid losses accounted for 53.5 percent of Oregon's net community benefit expenses.
• In 2007, private payors paid for 44.7 percent of hospital payments, and in 2009, they paid for 39.2 percent.
Related Articles on Hospital Community Benefits:
U.S. Rep. Kucinich Slams Cleveland Clinic for Alleged Lack of Uncompensated CareMontana Hospitals Increasing Charity Care, Bad Debt
Ohio Hospitals Provided $2.9B in Community Benefits in 2009