tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 35

Hospitals: Urban, Suburban Public Hospitals In Peril

The wealthier the community, the better the care access, a study finds.Public hospitals have long been a health care safety net for poor urban and suburban communities, whose residents don't have health insurance or the money to pay steep medical bills. But this safety net may be a thing of the past if public hospitals keep shutting down, says a recent report released by the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center.Between 1996 and 2002, more than twice the number of public hospitals closed than did for-profit and non-profit facilities in both the cities and suburbs...

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