Impending Funding Cuts Could Jeopardize Safety-Net Hospitals’ Ability To Provide Adequate Care

Looming funding cuts could hinder safety-net hospitals' abilities to provide care for underinsured and uninsured individuals, according to a study published this month in the journal Health Affairs. Among hospitals that qualify for Medicaid's disproportionate share hospital payments program, 29% in states that have not expended their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act were financially weak, compared with 21% in states that expanded Medicaid.

• "Safety Net Hospitals Face Looming Care Crisis" (Ross Johnson, Modern Healthcare, 11/21).