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Once Oregon made hospitals check patients for aid without waiting for an application, the free and discounted care they gave rose sharply, a Tradeoffs analysis found, while many Texas hospitals still bill patients first.
2.7%
share of operating expenses Oregon hospitals spent on free and discounted care in the law's first full year, up from 1.4%
Oregon hospitals doubled financial aid after a law required automatic screening
64%
OHSU patients who automatically qualified for aid in the law's early months, up from 12%
Oregon hospitals doubled financial aid after a law required automatic screening
$116.3million
OHSU charity care at forgone charges in fiscal 2025, up from $39.4 million in fiscal 2024
Oregon hospitals doubled financial aid after a law required automatic screening
166
Texas nonprofit general hospitals whose aid policies Tradeoffs analyzed, nearly half of which bill before screening
Oregon hospitals doubled financial aid after a law required automatic screening
