The Association of Hospital Characteristics With Medicaid Managed Care Hospital Prices

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Examines the relationship between hospital characteristics and Medicaid facility prices for routine procedures. Utilizes 2021-2023 facility claims data from Elevance Health-affiliated Medicaid plans, alongside American Hospital Directory data, to compare prices by Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and children's hospital status, ownership (for-profit, religiously affiliated, or government), teaching status, system affiliation, rurality, and size.

Brett Alfrey, Benjamin Ukert, Aliza S. Gordon

Health Services Research, 61(6), e70178

12/2026

Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Medicaid · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data