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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....
Tags: American Hospital Association, Barack Obama, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Consumers, Washington, DC
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A health plan prescribed by 'Doc' Bowen
Instead of Obamacare, still so contentious and with all the pieces not yet in place, we could have had Bowencare, with the key piece put in place on July 1, 1988, by Ronald Reagan. It would be named for Dr. Otis R. Bowen, about whom there were many...
Tags: Executive Branch, Health Care Reform (2009), AIDS, Politics, Government Health Care
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Liz Dudek: AHCA's role in health facility oversight
Many Floridians are familiar with the Agency for Health Care Administration as the entity that runs the Florida Medicaid program. That is true, but we also have oversight of more than 45,000 health care facilities and providers, from acute care centers...Tags: Nursing Homes, Delray Beach, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Government Health Care
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Medicare cuts could impact Hampton Roads medical equipment suppliers
Some medical equipment companies in Hampton Roads may not be able to afford providing Medicare-covered supplies if Medicare rates drop in July, the Virginian-Pilot reported. Medicare payment rates in Hampton Roads are expected to drop an average of 41...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Government Health Care
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Charges by Peninsula hospitals vary widely
On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services landed a bombshell on the public with its release of FY 2011 numbers that revealed how much 3,000 hospitals around the country charged Medicare for the 100 most common in-patient procedures....
Tags: Riverside Regional Medical Center, Hampton University, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Sentara, Bon Secours
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Maryland hospitals oppose state plan to update waiver
The Maryland Hospital Association has sent a letter to state health officials saying it will not support a proposal that would link medical spending to the state's economic growth. The state presented the proposal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Insurance Regulators Still Waiting For Proposed Rates On Health Exchange Plans
The Hartford CourantConnecticut insurance regulators are still waiting — one week after a suggested deadline — for insurers to file proposed rates on health plans they intend to sell on the state's public exchange later this year. All health insurance plans...Tags: Aetna Inc., Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Cost, Healthcare Provider, Health Insurance
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Peninsula hospital charges vary widely; Medicare releases numbers on 3,000 hospitals
On Wednesday, the CMS released FY 2011 numbers regarding what hospitals around the country charge for the 100 most common procedures. Charges varied wildly even within the same geographic region - and somewhat between hospitals under the same ownership....
Tags: Riverside Regional Medical Center, The New York Times, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance
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Illinois hospital prices vary widely, Medicare data show
Tribune staff reportHospitals in Illinois charged vastly different amounts of money for the same procedure -- with some charging seven or eight times more than another -- according to data released by the government Wednesday. The discrepancies are detailed in a report from...Tags: Rush University Medical Center, Kathleen Sebelius, Pneumonia, Barack Obama, Hospitals and Clinics
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Is $1,721.75 the bill you'd expect for treating a cut?
It was your basic, run-of-the-mill accident. Kim Haselhoff's 9-year-old son got nipped in the finger by one of the family dogs. It didn't seem too serious, but there was a bit of blood. Unfortunately, the pediatrician's office had just closed, and the...Tags: Aetna Inc., Tylenol (drug), Walmart, Bankruptcy, X-rays
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Hospital charges vary widely across region, nation
Making hospital charges more transparent, the federal government this week released data showing what medical centers across the country charge for treating 100 of the most common reasons patients get admitted. The charges vary dramatically —...
Tags: COPD, Ocoee, Consumers, Diseases and Illnesses, Government Health Care
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Comparing healthcare prices
With increasingly wide-ranging costs for medical procedures, here are some resources to help you find and understand medical prices. • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Data base shows charges for the 100 most common hospital-based...Tags: Prices, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Private Health Care, Medical Procedures and Tests
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|Story| Petoskey News
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|Column| South Bend Tribune
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|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Story| Daily Press
May 11, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 6, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 6, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 9, 2013
|Story| Daily Press
May 8, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 10, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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