Economic Contribution of Hospitals
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.14 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted 5,231,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Medicare and Medicaid underpaid U.S. hospitals by $76.8 billion in 2017, according to the latest data from the AHA's Annual Survey of Hospitals.
Hospital mergers result in even greater efficiencies and savings when the acquired hospitals are in close proximity.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.24 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted 5,228,200 people.
U.S. spending on health care grew 3.9 percent in 2017, down from 4.8 percent in 2016 and less than the growth in the overall economy, primarily due to slower growth in spending for hospital care, physician and clinical services, and retail prescription drugs.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.25 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted 5,216,100 people.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.23 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted 5,202,900 people.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.16% in August to a seasonally adjusted 5,189,300 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.13% in July to a seasonally adjusted 5,181,900 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment at the nation's hospitals rose by 0.21% in June to a seasonally adjusted 5,175,800 people, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.