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Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Journal of Medicine, 11(371), p. 1077-1078, 2014
DOI: 10.1056/nejmc1405047
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Medicare Readmission Penalties in Detroit
Journal article published in 2014 by
Kim A. Williams,
Arshad A. Javed,
Muhammad S. Hamid 
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Amy M. Williams
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Amy M. Williams
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Abstract
The Affordable Care Act stipulates that hospitals will be subject to readmission penalties. Hospitals in Detroit, a city in bankruptcy, were subject to high readmission penalties in 2013 and 2014. Such penalties may compound poverty and disparities in the city.