Hospital-Acquired Condition Penalties By State

Medicare is reducing payments to 721 hospitals with high rates of infections or other medical complications. About 1,400 hospitals, including all in Maryland, are excluded from the program and Medicare did not assess their rates of patient harm.

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<h1>Hospital-Acquired Condition Penalties By State</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Jordan Rau, KFF Health News</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2014-12-19T10:18:25-05:00">
			December 19, 2014		</time>
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