Financial effects of an influenza pandemic on US hospitals

Jason Matheny; Eric Toner; Richard Waldhorn

Financial effects of an influenza pandemic on US hospitals

Jason Matheny, Eric Toner, Richard Waldhorn

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Abstract

We estimate the financial effects of an influenza pandemic on US hospitals, including the cost of deferring elective admissions and the cost of uncompensated care for uninsured patients. Using US pandemic planning assumptions and national data on health care costs and revenues, a 1918-like pandemic would cause US hospitals to absorb a net loss of $3.9 billion, or an average $784,592 per hospital. Policy-makers should consider contingencies to ensure that hospitals do not become insolvent as a result of a severe pandemic.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	58-63
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Health Care Finance
Volume	34
Issue number	1
State	Published - Sep 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bed use
Elective admissions
FluSurge
Hospitalization
Influenza pandemic
SARS

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health Policy

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Financial effects of an influenza pandemic on US hospitals

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