Issue Brief: Reform the Hospital Indigent Care Pool

Posted February 6, 2008 by Amanda

New York’s hospitals provide an important safety net  uninsured and underinsured New Yorkers. In 1983, the State legislature created the Hospital Bad Debt and Charity Care (BDCC) pool (or the Hospital Indigent Care Pool) to help hospitals cover the costs of providing this care. Each year, New York’s hospitals receive $847 million in BDCC funds. But due to complicated […]