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Comparison of the dollar
amount of Charity Care provided by Hospitals
The
1989 Legislature enacted RCW 70.170.060, which prohibits any Washington
hospital from denying access to emergency care based on inability to pay, or adopting
admission policies which significantly reduce charity care.
The same legislation directs each hospital to develop a charity care policy.
The Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for rule-making and monitoring related to
charity care, and is required to report to the Legislature and Governor on an annual basis.
This report
provides a source of data to assess the impact of uncompensated health care on hospital
charges and continued access to health care in a community and is a resource document for
persons wishing to conduct research or seek information on uncompensated health care.
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2007 Charity Care Report
(.pdf file, 954kb)
Washington hospitals provided $591 million in total charity care charges
for 2007, which is an increase of 16.3 percent above 2006 and a 28.4
percent increase above the 2005 levels. Charity care for 2007 was
2.2 percent of total hospital revenue and 4.4 percent of “adjusted
revenue” (adjusted revenue is total revenue minus Medicare and Medicaid
charges in order to focus on each hospital’s non-Medicare, non-Medicaid
charges)
2006 Charity Care Report
(.pdf file, 231kb)
Washington hospitals provided $510 million in total charity care charges
for 2006, which is an increase of 10.6 percent above 2005 and a 35.0
percent increase above the 2004 levels. Charity care for 2006 was 2.15
percent of total hospital revenue and 4.44 percent of “adjusted revenue”
(adjusted revenue is total revenue minus Medicare and Medicaid charges in
order to focus on each hospital’s non-Medicare, non-Medicaid charges).
2005 Charity Care Report
(.pdf file, 185kb)
Washington hospitals provided $461 million in total charity care charges
for 2005, which are an increase of 22.0 percent above 2004 and a 210.7
percent increase above the 2003 levels. Charity care for 2005 was
2.18 percent of total hospital revenue and 4.48 percent of
"adjusted revenue".
2004 Charity Care Report
(.pdf file, 165kb)
Washington hospitals provided $378 million in total charity care charges
for 2004, which is an increase of 72.7 percent above 2003 and a 138.1
percent increase above the 2002 levels. Charity care for 2004 was
2.02 percent of total hospital revenue and 4.06 percent of
"adjusted revenue".
2003 Charity Care
Report
Washington hospitals provided $219 million in total charity care charges
for 2003, which is an increase of 37.9 percent above 2002 and a 61.8
percent increase above the 2001 levels. Charity care for 2003 was
1.32 percent of total hospital revenue and 2.67 percent of
"adjusted revenue".
2002 Charity Care
Report
Washington hospitals provided $159 million in total charity care charges
for 2002, which is an increase of 17.4 percent above 2001 and a 33.2
percent increase above the 2000 levels. Charity care for 2002 was
1.09 percent of total hospital revenue and 2.15 percent of "adjusted
revenue".
2001 Charity Care
Report
Washington hospitals provided $135 million in charity care for 2001, which
is an increase of 13.5 percent above 2000 and a 20.0 percent increase
above the 1999 levels. Charity care for 2001 was 1.08 percent of
total hospital revenue and 2.12 percent of "adjusted revenue".
2000
Charity Care Report
Washington hospitals provided $118 million in charity care for 2000, which
is an increase of 4.5 percent above 1999 and a 8.6 percent increase above
the 1998 levels. Charity care for 2000 was 1.07 percent of total
hospital revenue and 2.05 percent of "adjusted revenue".
1999
Charity Care Report
Washington hospitals provided $113 million in charity care for 1999, which is an
increase of 3.9% above 1998 and a 10.4% increase above the 1997 levels.
Charity care for 1999 was 1.19% of total hospital revenue and 2.19%
of » adjusted revenue".
1998
Charity Care Report
Washington hospitals provided $108 million in charity care for 1998, which
is an increase of 6.24% above 1997 and a 2.46% increase above the 1996
levels. Charity care for 1998 was 1.31% of total hospital revenue and
2.46% of "adjusted revenue".
Documents posted in .pdf version on the Department of Health Web site
will be made available in an alternative format on request to users who
are unable to download or view .pdf files on the Web. To request an
alternative format, contact:
Randy Huyck.
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