Hospital News: Insurer Negotiations, Exemptions At Risk, And Florida Money Trouble

Hospitals are pushing for higher reimbursement rates – in some cases, raises of more than 20 percent – and insurers are increasingly fighting back, The Wall Street Journal reports. “Hospitals argue that low Medicare rates and cuts to Medicaid mean that hospitals have to get money from elsewhere, and increasingly that is private insurers. Rising ranks of uninsured Americans have led to more uncompensated care and have swelled the rolls of Medicaid, exacerbating the problem. But insurers contend that in recent years big hospital systems have been buying up smaller medical centers and using their dominance in a region to… Continue reading

Hospital News: Insurer Negotiations, Exemptions At Risk, And Florida Money Trouble

Hospitals are pushing for higher reimbursement rates – in some cases, raises of more than 20 percent – and insurers are increasingly fighting back, The Wall Street Journal reports. “Hospitals argue that low Medicare rates and cuts to Medicaid mean that hospitals have to get money from elsewhere, and increasingly that is private insurers. Rising ranks of uninsured Americans have led to more uncompensated care and have swelled the rolls of Medicaid, exacerbating the problem. But insurers contend that in recent years big hospital systems have been buying up smaller medical centers and using their dominance in a region to… Continue reading

Hospital News: Insurer Negotiations, Exemptions At Risk, And Florida Money Trouble

Hospitals are pushing for higher reimbursement rates – in some cases, raises of more than 20 percent – and insurers are increasingly fighting back, The Wall Street Journal reports. “Hospitals argue that low Medicare rates and cuts to Medicaid mean that hospitals have to get money from elsewhere, and increasingly that is private insurers. Rising ranks of uninsured Americans have led to more uncompensated care and have swelled the rolls of Medicaid, exacerbating the problem. But insurers contend that in recent years big hospital systems have been buying up smaller medical centers and using their dominance in a region to… Continue reading

Hospital News: Insurer Negotiations, Exemptions At Risk, And Florida Money Trouble

Hospitals are pushing for higher reimbursement rates – in some cases, raises of more than 20 percent – and insurers are increasingly fighting back, The Wall Street Journal reports. “Hospitals argue that low Medicare rates and cuts to Medicaid mean that hospitals have to get money from elsewhere, and increasingly that is private insurers. Rising ranks of uninsured Americans have led to more uncompensated care and have swelled the rolls of Medicaid, exacerbating the problem. But insurers contend that in recent years big hospital systems have been buying up smaller medical centers and using their dominance in a region to… Continue reading

Massachusetts Hospital Costs Not Connected To Quality Of Care, Report Finds

A new report from Massachusetts finds that the price of hospital care there is not necessarily related to quality. “When it comes to getting high quality medical care in Massachusetts, the bigger hospitals aren’t always better. But they tend to be a lot more expensive, according to a new report by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office,” The Boston Herald reports. “Her investigators have found that the region’s most prominent hospital groups have used their money, clout and member base to command, from insurers, much higher fees for even the most basic medical care…

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Massachusetts Hospital Costs Not Connected To Quality Of Care, Report Finds

A new report from Massachusetts finds that the price of hospital care there is not necessarily related to quality. “When it comes to getting high quality medical care in Massachusetts, the bigger hospitals aren’t always better. But they tend to be a lot more expensive, according to a new report by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office,” The Boston Herald reports. “Her investigators have found that the region’s most prominent hospital groups have used their money, clout and member base to command, from insurers, much higher fees for even the most basic medical care…

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Massachusetts Hospital Costs Not Connected To Quality Of Care, Report Finds

A new report from Massachusetts finds that the price of hospital care there is not necessarily related to quality. “When it comes to getting high quality medical care in Massachusetts, the bigger hospitals aren’t always better. But they tend to be a lot more expensive, according to a new report by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office,” The Boston Herald reports. “Her investigators have found that the region’s most prominent hospital groups have used their money, clout and member base to command, from insurers, much higher fees for even the most basic medical care…

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Massachusetts Hospital Costs Not Connected To Quality Of Care, Report Finds

A new report from Massachusetts finds that the price of hospital care there is not necessarily related to quality. “When it comes to getting high quality medical care in Massachusetts, the bigger hospitals aren’t always better. But they tend to be a lot more expensive, according to a new report by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office,” The Boston Herald reports. “Her investigators have found that the region’s most prominent hospital groups have used their money, clout and member base to command, from insurers, much higher fees for even the most basic medical care…

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Massachusetts Hospital Costs Not Connected To Quality Of Care, Report Finds

A new report from Massachusetts finds that the price of hospital care there is not necessarily related to quality. “When it comes to getting high quality medical care in Massachusetts, the bigger hospitals aren’t always better. But they tend to be a lot more expensive, according to a new report by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office,” The Boston Herald reports. “Her investigators have found that the region’s most prominent hospital groups have used their money, clout and member base to command, from insurers, much higher fees for even the most basic medical care…

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Cutting Hospital Beds Would Hit Patient Waiting Lists Warns UNISON, UK

“Waiting lists would grow and patients suffer if hospital beds are cut “warned UNISON, the UK’s largest public sector union, yesterday (17 March). The union reacted angrily to proposals by the think tank Reform, for the number of NHS hospital beds to be slashed by 30,000, calling them “irresponsible”. Karen Jennings, UNISON Head of Health, said: “Waiting lists would grow and patients suffer if hospital beds are cut. “Reform’s proposal to slash 30,000 NHS beds is irresponsible and ill- thought through…

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