South Dakota hospitals are seeing a dramatic rise in uncompensated and charity care. A report from the Association of Healthcare Organizations shows charity care going up from twenty seven million dollars to thirty eight million from 2007 to 2011. In the same time span, uncompensated care went up from fifty seven million dollars to eighty nine million dollars. Dave Hewitt, President of the Association says despite the terms, someone is paying the bills…
Hewitt says it appears that revenues will get tighter for healthcare providers…
Hewitt says providers have been seeing the results of reform for some time…
Hewitt says the revenue squeeze may force providers to cut staff and services in some communities.