The government takes performance into account when paying hospitals, one of the biggest changes in Medicare’s 50-year-history. KFF Health News is tracking the major incentive programs created by the federal health law:
- Readmissions:
Penalties for hospitals that readmit too many people within 30 days - Hospital-acquired conditions (HAC):
Penalties for hospitals with excess numbers of patient injuries
Downloadable data sets for hospitals throughout the country and links to Jordan Rau’s stories:
(Archive)
2023: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv)
2022: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv)
2021: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv)
2020: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv)
2019: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv) | Data By State (.csv)
2018: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv) | Data By State (.csv)
2017: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv)
2016: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv) | Data By State (.csv)
2015: Story | Data By Hospital (.csv)
Hospital Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program
(Archive)
2023: Data Spreadsheet (.csv)
2022: Story | Data Spreadsheet (.csv)
2021: Story | Data Spreadsheet (.csv)
2020: Story | Data Spreadsheet (.csv)
2019: Story | Data Spreadsheet (.csv)
2018: Story | Data Table
2017: Story | Data Table | Data Spreadsheet (.xls)
2016: Story | Data Table | Data Spreadsheet (.xls)
2015: Story | Data Table | Data Spreadsheet (.csv)
