Hospitals to Save $5.7 Billion Under Affordable Care Act - The Minute

The ever-changing revenue picture for hospitals just got some numbers to fill in at the bottom line: $4.2 billion. That’s how much the Department of Health and Human Services projects that hospitals in 26 states that have raised Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act will save because of the lower costs of uncompensated care. Hospitals in states that refused the Medicaid expansion under the ACA will also save, but not nearly as much, a projected $1.5 billion. Total savings: $5.7 billion.

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