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Study says providers collecting $89B extra from private payers

If public health insurance programs raised pay for hospitals and physicians, private health insurance premiums could be much lower, suggests a new study sponsored by hospital and insurance interests.

Community benefit standards vary widely across non-profit hospitals

Non-profit hospitals continue to struggle with the issue of setting standards for providing community benefits, leading to wide variability in how they report such benefits, according to a new report

Study: Uncompensated care could hit $57B this year

It's looking like uncompensated care for the 77 million Americans lacking insurance during all or part of this year could add up to $57 billion, according to a study published by the journal Health

CA sues Prime Healthcare for balance billing insured patients

California regulators have filed suit to stop growing hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services from billing commercially-insured patients for fees that insurance companies don't pay. The practice,