Pressure Mounts to Risk-Adjust for Poverty Posted on June 20, 2016 by henrykotula Posted in Uncategorized Tagged CMS, Cost of Treating Economically Disadvantaged Patients, Health Policy, Health System, Hospital, Medicare Readmission Penalties, Proverty, Risk Adjustment, The Disease of Poverty Leave a comment http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/pressure-mounts-risk-adjust-poverty?spMailingID=9084486&spUserID=MTMyMzQyMDQxMTkyS0&spJobID=941950601&spReportId=OTQxOTUwNjAxS0# Hospital associations and trade groups are lobbying federal officials to account for how “the disease of poverty” impacts the health of patients—and costs hospitals. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Like Loading...