What hospitals 'see' they get. Private sector acquiesces to providers' price hikes.
With government reimbursement continuing to be the target for budgetary squeezing, hospitals are turning to the only place where they can raise prices: the private sector. There's mounting evidence that hospitals are exacting higher rates from health plans and other nongovernmental payers, marking a resurgence of cost-shifting following a five-year hiatus.
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