An Obamacare program awarded hospitals thousands of dollars in bonuses even if they had low-quality scores, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, which was created by Obamacare, was designed to incentivize participating hospitals to increase efficiency and quality. Even though the program's purpose is to reward hospitals that offer high-quality care at a lower cost, the auditors found that hospitals with low quality scores but high efficiency scores still received bonuses. In fiscal year 2017, there were 345 hospitals that received a bonus with quality scores below the median. According to the report, the median bonus awarded to all hospitals in fiscal year 2017 was $67,511.90.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2017 15:56 UTC