The United States government provides funding to<unk> s that treat indigent patients through the<unk>  <unk>  programs, under which facilities are able to receive at least partial compensation. Although 3,109<unk> s receive this adjustment, Medicare<unk>  payments are highly concentrated. Ninety-three percent of total<unk>  payments go to large<unk> s in urban areas, and teaching<unk> s receive about 65 percent of all<unk>  payments. Additionally, because Medicaid eligibility and coverage vary widely across states, Medicare<unk>  payments are distributed unevenly across geographic areas: the Middle Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Pacific regions account for 60 percent of all<unk>  payments but only 46 percent of Medicare discharges.
Disproportionate share hospital
Community health trust
NHS trust
Public security
NHS Improvement
NHS internal market
International healthcare accreditation
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