Most of the nation’s leading for-profit hospital systems posted profits in second-quarter results released last month, boosted by an uptick in supplemental payments from state governments. Although the profitable health systems — Tenet Healthcare, HCA Healthcare and Universal Health Services — attributed their second-quarter results in part to increased patient volumes and demand for ambulatory care, the systems also noted they received a revenue boost from state Medicaid supplemental payments, additional funds that help cover the shortfall between Medicaid reimbursement rates and the actual cost of care.
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Source: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/health-systems-medicaid-supplemental-payments-second-quarter-earnings/723675/