AHA’s Written Testimony Re: Community Benefit

Here is part of the American Hospital Association’s testimony before the Oversight Subcommittee of Ways and Means last week:

In total, since reporting began hospitals and health systems have provided between $894 billion and $1.3 trillion worth of community benefit, demonstrating an outstanding commitment to their communities. AHA’s annual Schedule H report contains a more detailed breakdown for the total by size, location, type and system-affiliation along with an explanation for the bad debt and Medicare underpayment categories. Both the latter categories represent benefits to patients who needed assistance and gaps filled due to pervasive underpayments.

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