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City report: charity‑care patients and spending fell after ACA expansion; hospitals remain essential safety net
Summary
The FY2015 Charity Care Report showed unduplicated charity‑care patients dropped from about 97,000 to 60,000 and charity‑care expenditures fell roughly $93 million from FY2014 to FY2015; the report recommends maintaining current reporting guidelines because of ACA uncertainty and highlights continuing needs among hard‑to‑reach populations.
Krishna Patel of the Department of Public Health presented the FY2015 Charity Care Report to the Health Commission, summarizing citywide trends and hospital‑level data. Patel said the data reflect the effects of the Affordable Care Act and local programs such as Healthy San Francisco on coverage and charity‑care use.
Patel reported that the number of unduplicated charity‑care patients fell from about 97,000 in FY2014 to roughly 60,000 in FY2015 — an approximate 38% decline — and that…
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