Hospitals incentivized to raise their charges. Another example of government interference in health care delivery.
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How Much Do You Charge?
“Whatever we ultimately agree on, if it works, it’s cheap. If it doesn’t, it’s expensive.“
Continue reading How Much Do You Charge?Working The Spread
The Weslaco ISD vs Aetna lawsuit and hundreds like it have exposed certain practices that drive up costs which most plan sponsors are not aware of.
Continue reading Working The SpreadPPOs Are Cost Drivers
“This is part of an overall national trend to move away from PPO plans that come with high costs to consumers and offer little in the way of coordinated care”
– Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois
Continue reading PPOs Are Cost DriversSecret Sauce ER Economics
“The secret sauce was basically having doctors out-of-network, and then delivering surprise medical bills to families who had shown up at an emergency room, loading them up with medical debt”
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