Problem: Imagine that you are the CEO of Kind Heart Hospital, which is located in a low-income area and has spent millions of dollars over the years on charity care patients. Unfortunately, this practice has placed your hospital in a tough financial position, because Medicare and Medicaid continue to reduce reimbursements for their patients, and your percentage of commercial insurance patients (or patients who pay more than your cost) continues to decline.
- Discuss what you can do to continue to provide care to the needy but reduce the amount of the loss. Will national health reform laws help your reimbursement or hinder it?