Medicare-Reliant Hospitals Perform Worse Financially, More Likely to Face Closure or Acquisition: Report

Hospitals with a higher share of Medicare patients had lower profits and were more likely to be acquired or close compared with hospitals less dependent on Medicare, according to a new study from Health Affairs, reports Healthcare Dive. The findings are likely to affect commercial prices, according to the report. Read more.  

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