Financial Performance of Hospitals in the Mississippi Delta Region Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program

• Published in: Medical care Vol. 55; no. 11; p. 924
• Main Authors: Chen, Hsueh-Fen, Karim, Saleema, Wan, Fei, Nevola, Adrienne, Morris, Michael E, Bird, T Mac, Tilford, J Mick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Economics, Hospital - organization & administration; Government Programs - methods; Government Programs - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Mississippi; Patient Readmission - economics; Program Evaluation - economics; United States; Value-Based Purchasing - economics

Previous studies showed that the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and the Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program (HVBP) disproportionately penalized hospitals caring for the poor. The Mississippi Delta Region (Delta Region) is among the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in th...