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The Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act (210 ILCS 89) is an Illinois law that requires hospitals in Illinois to give most uninsured patients a discount on their medical bills. The act took effect on April 1, 2009. [1] It is the patient's responsibility to apply for this discount within 60 days of receiving their bill.
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), formerly the Department of Public Aid, [1] is the code department [2] [3] of the Illinois state government that is responsible for providing healthcare coverage for adults and children who qualify for Medicaid, and for providing child support services to help ensure that Illinois children receive financial support from both parents.
A 2011 study found that there were 2.1 million hospital stays for uninsured patients, accounting for 4.4% ($17.1 billion) of total aggregate inpatient hospital costs in the United States. [13] The costs of treating the uninsured must often be absorbed by providers as charity care , passed on to the insured via cost-shifting and higher health ...
A 2003 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report estimated total cost of health care provided to the uninsured at $98.9 billion in 2001, including $26.4 billion in out-of-pocket spending by the uninsured, with $34.5 billion in "free" "uncompensated" care covered by government subsidies of $30.6 billion to hospitals and clinics and $5.1 billion in ...
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Fewer of the uninsured (28%) report currently undergoing treatment or participating in a program to help them manage a chronic condition; 37% of the insured are receiving such treatment. 21% of the uninsured, vs. 16% of the insured, believe their overall health is below average for people in their age group.
Nonprofit hospitals don't pay taxes. They are expected to return a fair share through free or reduced-cost care to low-income patients. Nonprofit hospitals saved $37 billion in taxes.
The highest paid Milwaukee-area hospital employees include executives and doctors and range across multiple health care systems including Advocate Aurora Health — now part of the Advocate Health ...