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Mercer County hospitals spent $68.7M in documented charity care in 2012, report says
By Nicole Mulvaney/The Times of Trenton
on November 26, 2013 at 6:30 AM, updated November 26, 2013 at 12:04 PMTRENTON — Mercer County hospitals spent about $68.7 million in documented charity care to treat working poor and uninsured patients last year, an increase of $10.5 million from 2011, according to a report from the state’s Department of Health.
The report describes an apparent leveling-off of expenses around the state, but with sharp dips and increases in certain areas.
After a high of $1.027 billion in charity care spending in 2010, hospitals throughout the state spent about $998 million in 2012, up a modest $2.5 million from 2011, according to the report. Last year, New Jersey’s 72 hospitals shared $675 million in charity care reimbursement from the state and federal government to help offset those costs, equaling about $2 for every $3 spent.