The University of Michigan’s flagship hospital has reduced its Medicare/Medicaid penalties for hospital readmissions over the past two years, reflecting sustained efforts to improve patient outcomes and reduce costly hospital return visits within 30 days. Michigan Medicine’s low penalty rates for 2025 show its ability to provide consistent and long-lasting treatment that keeps patients out of the hospital.

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program , which took effect in October 2012, financially penalizes hospitals for excessive rates in which patients with certain conditions –– heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, pneumonia and major surgeries –– return for additional care within 30 days of being discharged. If a hospital’s readmission rate is better t

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