Rural-Urban Differences in Hospital Payer Mix in 2017
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Date
11/2018
Description
Despite decreasing trends in the share of Medicare inpatient days across nationwide hospitals, little is known regarding variations in payer mix by hospital rurality and Center for Medicare and Medicaid services payment designation. This work revealed that rural hospitals heavily rely on Medicare.
Center
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Authors
Peiyin Hung, Jan Eberth, Elizabeth Crouch, Janice Probst