Aggarwal R, Hammond G, Maddox KEJ, Yeh RW, Wadhera RK. Association Between the Proportion of Black Patients Cared for at Hospitals and Financial Penalties Under Value-Based Payment Programs.. JAMA. 2021;325(12):1219–1221.
Abstract
This study evaluates whether US hospitals with mostly Black patients are more likely than other hospitals to have penalties associated with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) value-based payment programs.