Differentiating Children’s Hospitals 2011: Community Benefit

September 1, 2011 The National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) described various types of community benefit provided by children's hospitals. NACHRI tracks industry issues related to children’s hospitals and collects self-reported financial data on revenues and spending. Because about 90% of patients treated by non-profit children’s hospitals are covered by Medicaid, a state Children’s Health Insurance Plan, or a parent’s health plan, rather than focusing on providing free care to indigent children, most children’s hospitals focus their community benefit efforts on offering programs that improve access to health . . .