Reference no: EM133576900
Question: Assume that Valley Forge Hospital has only the following three payer groups:
Number of Admissions Average Revenue per Admission Variable Cost per Admission
Commercial. 1,000 $5,000 $3,000
PennCare 4,000 4,500 4,000
Medicare 8,000. 7,000 2,500
The hospital's fixed costs are $38 million.
a. What is the hospital's net income?
b. Assume that half of the 100,000 covered lives in the commercial payer group will be moved into a capitated plan. All utilization and cost data remain the same. What PMPM rate will the hospital have to charge to retain its net income calculated in part a?