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Study Spotlights Provider Market Power to Negotiate Higher Payment Rates

Study Spotlights Provider Market Power to Negotiate Higher Payment Rates 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Read how physicians and hospitals are joining together to increase their market share and purchasing power to better negotiate more favorable levels of reimbursement. This is a trend to watch,…

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Race Is On to Pin Blame For High Health-Care Costs

Race Is On to Pin Blame For High Health-Care Costs 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Who’s to blame for rising healthcare costs, insurers or providers, such as doctors or hospitals?  Depending who you ask, either side places the blame on the other.  Whether it’s insurers’…

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Hospital costs: Pull back the curtain

Hospital costs: Pull back the curtain 150 150 Medical Cost Advocate

Read how one state’s governor is not only reviewing insurance rates, but also hospital rates as he and the state look for ways to curtail excessive increases. If nothing else,…

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