Association Between the Proportion of Black Patients Cared for at Hospitals and Financial Penalties Under Value-Based Payment Programs

JAMA. 2021 Mar 23;325(12):1219-1221. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.0026.

Abstract

This study evaluates whether US hospitals with mostly Black patients are more likely than other hospitals to have penalties associated with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based payment programs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Black or African American* / statistics & numerical data
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.
  • Economics, Hospital*
  • Hospital Administration
  • Humans
  • Patients / statistics & numerical data
  • Reimbursement, Incentive
  • Safety-net Providers / economics*
  • United States
  • Value-Based Health Insurance
  • Value-Based Purchasing