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Oregon hospitals’ reported 'community benefit' grew in 2021

Most of the reported $2 billion was derived from serving Medicaid and Medicare patients — only 15% was actual charity care
June 6, 2023
 
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As the cost of wages, pharmaceuticals and other Oregon hospital expenses soared in 2021, so, too, did the amount of hospitals' so-called