Hospitals that receive additional payments to ensure that communities have access to certain high-cost services are called:
A) trauma centers.
B) disproportionate share hospitals.
C) hospice facilities.
D) full-service medical centers.

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Hospitals that receive additional payments to ensure that communities have access to certain high-cost services are called disproportionate share hospitals (DSHs). These hospitals provide care to a large number of low-income and uninsured patients, and the additional payments help offset the cost of uncompensated care.

Hospitals That Receive Additional Payments to Ensure That Communities Have