A multitude of strains add up to one big headache. Feeling the pressure?
A multitude of strains--most beyond the control of health care executives--are converging to create major headaches for hospitals and systems. Skyrocketing insurance premiums, surging drug spending, Medicaid cuts, a staffing crisis and huge hikes in liability insurance rates contribute to the unprecedented confluence of pressures. And there's more.
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