title: Coinsurance discounts: one possible solution to illogical pricing.
abstract: Illogical pricing has placed hospitals at a competitive disadvantage with nonhospital providers for outpatient services. For some hospitals, discounting coinsurance may improve that scenario.
authors.affiliation: Princeton HealthCare System, N.J., USA. rlefton@princetonhcs.org
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lefton
mesh_terms: D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance / Q000191:economics*; D004465:Economic Competition; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States