Trends in Hospital Pricing for Vulnerable Emergency Department Users, 2021-2023
Self-pay patients face growing affordability issues in ED access. For-profit and system-affiliated hospitals saw the largest increases. With Medicaid enrollment declines stemming from the end of continuous coverage requirements, which started in mid-2023, the self-pay population may rise, highlighting the need to understand their financial risk exposure.
Authors
- Morgan Henderson
- Simone R. Singh
- Morgane Mouslim
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Managed Care
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.37765/ajmc.2025.89836
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00