Figure 3: Readmission Rates at Penalty Hospitals.
Readmission rates from days 1 through 60 post-discharge during July 2013 -June 2016 based on whether hospitals incurred penalties under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in 2013. Lines represent the smooth curves based on generalized additive models with a fourth order polynomial. Red: Penalty hospitals, blue: Non-penalty hospitals.