Hospital operator Universal Health Services (UHS.N) lowered its full-year profit forecast on Monday, citing changes in reimbursements related to certain Medicaid supplemental payment programs, sending its shares down nearly 8% in extended trading. Medicaid supplemental payment programs provide hospitals with reimbursements above standard Medicaid payment rates and help fund care for low-income patients. This comes against the backdrop of uncertainty surrounding the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, as their expiration has left more patients uninsured and raised concerns about higher uncompensated-care costs for U.S. hospitals.
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Source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/universal-health-services-cuts-2026-forecast-medicaid-reimbursement-uncertainty-2026-07-27/