What hospitals 'see' they get. Private sector acquiesces to providers' price hikes

Jaklevic, M.C.

Modern Healthcare 30(10): 60-62

2000


ISSN/ISBN: 0160-7480
PMID: 11010521
Document Number: 516233
With government reimbursement continuing to be the target for budgetary squeezing, hospitals are turning to the only place where they can raise prices: the private sector. There's mounting evidence that hospitals are exacting higher rates from health plans and other nongovernmental payers, marking a resurgence of cost-shifting following a five-year hiatus.

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