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For the first time, the data showing how much hospitals charges for procedures has been released. Huffington Post, NYT and the Washington Post got advanced notification from the Obama administration as to the publication of the data:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/b...wildly-us-data-shows.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Medicare Provider Charge Data - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
About 5 years ago the Massachusetts Attorney General deal with a similar issue - why some hospitals were charging, in comes cases, 10 times the amount for the same procedures. Those hospitals claimed their level of care was better which justified the rates.
So a study was done. Findings? Not only did those hospitals not provide better care, but in some cases worse.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...ey_general_says_clout_drives_up_health_costs/
Legislation to solve the issue: http://thinkprogress.org/health/201...o-minimize-disparities-in-health-care-prices/
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/b...wildly-us-data-shows.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Medicare Provider Charge Data - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
About 5 years ago the Massachusetts Attorney General deal with a similar issue - why some hospitals were charging, in comes cases, 10 times the amount for the same procedures. Those hospitals claimed their level of care was better which justified the rates.
So a study was done. Findings? Not only did those hospitals not provide better care, but in some cases worse.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...ey_general_says_clout_drives_up_health_costs/
Legislation to solve the issue: http://thinkprogress.org/health/201...o-minimize-disparities-in-health-care-prices/
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