title: Shining a light on hospital charges.
abstract: With growing insistence, consumers, legislators and payers want to know how much a hospital stay really costs--and health care leaders need to have answers.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods; D000573:American Hospital Association; D030881:Disclosure; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D017722:Hospital Charges; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014341:Trustees; D014481:United States