Tag Archives: hospital chains
Hospital Fees Drive Rising Cost of Health Care
Steven Brill writes in Time Magazine that hospital profit margins are extraordinarily high for supposedly non-profit institutions, and are largely responsible for the rising health care costs in the United States.
Health Care Pricing and Facility Fees
In Kansas City Star Opinion piece, an Overland Park doctor details how two emergency rooms made overly expensive choices about how to deliver care.
Hospital Facility Fees: A Patient’s $1,500 Nightmare
Robert Reed walked into a dermatologist’s office to have a couple moles checked. The bills he received included charges for an “operating room.”