True or False:
  A - Competition between hospitals
  serves to combat the increase in
  patient care charges.
  B - Florida hospitals have suffered
  a severe loss in surplus revenue
  during the past decade.  

        All Florida Hospitals

                             2000                    2009
Adjusted
Admissions*           2,739,842                3,739,788                36%
All Revenue            $18.9 billion           $35.8 billion
Per Adj. Admit* $6,891                 $9,566                 39%
In 2009 $**             $8,615                      $9,566                      11%   
Surplus Revenue   $937,605,135       $2,043,457,747
Per Adj. Admit* $342                    $546                    60%
In 2009 $**             $428                          $546                          28%

* Standard health care industry baseline which allows for the
comparison of one hospital to another.
**Adjusted for inflation (CPI 2000-2009 = +25%)
SOURCE: Agency for Health Care Administration    http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/CON_FA/Publications/2009_HOSPITALFINANCIALDATABOOK.pdf