Resident population below 200% FPL Low-Income Local Areas Are Making Progress in Reducing 30-Day Readmissions to the Hospital Median reduction of 7 per 1,000 in local areas where 40% or more of the population lives in households with low incomes Median reduction of 5 per 1,000 in local areas where less than 30% of the population lives in households with low incomes Reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions, per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries, 2012–2014 Resident population below 200% FPL Note: : Lower-income local areas are defined as those hospital referral regions (HRRs) where 40% or more of residents live in households with incomes below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Higher-income local areas are defined as those HRRs where fewer than 30% of residents live in households with incomes below 200% FPL. Data: 2012 and 2014 administrative claims via February 2016 CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File. Source: Commonwealth Fund Scorecard on Local Health System Performance, 2016 Edition.