The Hill: Congress can lower health care costs by holding hospital systems accountable
BY MICHAEL THOMPSON AND TOM LUSSIER, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS – 07/28/23 A $629 bill for a 1-year-old to receive a Band-Aid. A $722.50 charge for every push of medicine through an IV. A $17,850 bill for a single drug test. These are real stories of patients charged exorbitant prices for services. There are numerous examples like […]
AXIOS: 1 big thing: Congress eyes hospital “dishonest billing”
We’ve written before that there’s a growing target on hospitals’ backs now that pharma took its beating in the IRA. Now, Peter reports that a particular hospital-focused issue is gaining Congress’s attention: what critics dub “dishonest billing.” Between the lines: The phrase refers to when hospitals buy doctors’ offices and then charge higher hospital rates […]