This article analyzes profitability patterns across major DRGs to uncover how academic medical centers rely on high-margin elective procedures to subsidize unprofitable emergency and critical care. Using Medicare cost data, it quantifies cross-subsidization ratios and outlines strategic implications for hospital leaders navigating financial pressures. The findings highlight fundamental tensions between mission and margin in today’s healthcare environment.

This study examines demographic and mental health factors that predict Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) receipt among individuals with primary mental health limitations. We investigated whether age and other demographics directly predict SSDI receipt, if specific mental health symptoms are associated with benefit receipt.