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Medicare Advantage Penetration and the Financial Distress of Rural Hospitals

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Description
Examines county-level Medicare Advantage (MA) penetration rates and the financial impact on rural hospitals. Utilizes 2014-2020 American Hospital Association data to analyze Medicare and non-Medicare inpatient days paid by the plans, with data breakdowns according to patient demographics, rural versus urban location, timing of inpatient stay, and more.
Author(s)
Guido Cataife, Siying Liu
Citation
Health Economics Review, 15, 9
Date
02/2025
Tagged as
Hospitals · Inpatient care · Medicare · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data