Safety Net Hospitals Could Take A Funding Hit Due To Patient Experience Ratings 1

(prHWY.com) August 1, 2012 - Lynchburg, VA -- Lynchburg, Virginia - Safety net hospitals have proven a vital health care resource for those who are struggling financially, as the poor make up the vast majority of their patient base. A decrease in funding for safety net hospitals could have a serious impact on those in the low income/poverty brackets who have not been able to obtain affordable health insurance. Provided the recent decision in favor of the health care reform law is not overturned, nearly every United States resident will be required to have, at minimum, basic health insurance coverage by 2014.

Safety net hospitals are bracing themselves for October, when Medicare will begin adjusting payments to hospitals based partly on patient experience ratings. Unfortunately, safety net hospitals have historically received lower marks from patients than standard hospitals are given, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Furthermore, the gap between ratings for the two types of hospitals has widened over the course of the four years that hospitals have had to publicly report their survey results.

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