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Category: Health care costs
Medicare Charged & Paid Different Amounts for Same Procedure
Dr. Andrew Gonzalez discusses the recent data from CMS indicating that Medicare pays different amounts to hospitals for the same exact procedure. Interestingly, hospitals charge tremendously different rates for identical procedures. The interview – in which he explains the difference Continue Reading …
Hospitals Immune to Recession
Hospital prices continued to climb during the Great Recession. The unanswered question, however, is why? As the stock market fell to begin the Great Recession, hospital charges to patients and insurance companies rose. A recent article in the American Journal Continue Reading …
[Anecdotes] Bitter Pill, Better Prescription
What do doctors have to say about ? I sat in on a Grand Rounds discussion today where physicians – young and old – explored the consequences of the high cost of health care. Their questions and comments were provocative. Continue Reading …
[Anecdotes] Bitter Pill
I just finished reading the TIME article by Steven Brill “Bitter Pill” – something which should be required reading for anyone entering the health professions. Let me share some of its salient points. Health care “charges” are exorbitant: “Dozens of Continue Reading …
SGR Fix Requires Risk for Doctors
The SGR represents an annual fiscal cliff for doctors yet the political will to fix the problem eludes Congress. Over the last decade, Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula has become a troubling financial topic for policy makers and physicians Continue Reading …
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