However, the margin improved in 2009 and 2010, possibly due to relatively low cost growth, according to a report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Here are the Medicare hospital outpatient margins for 2004-2010:
2004: -10.7 percent
2005: -9.1 percent
2006: -11.0 percent
2007: -11.5 percent
2008: -12.7 percent
2009: -10.7 percent
2010: -9.6 percent
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