BRIEF-Fitch says Medicaid expansion may benefit some U.S. non-profit hospitals
April 13 Fitch:
* Nonprofit hospitals in some U.S. states could see fiscal benefit if legislatures expand Medicaid under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
* Nonprofit hospitals in all U.S. states will have to contend with additional stresses in coming years whether or not states decide to expand Medicaid
* Says also expect U.S. nonprofit hospital margins to be pressured when shift to value-based/risk-based contracts accelerates Source text for Eikon: