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Hospital Chargemaster Insanity: Heeling The Healers, George A. Nation Iii
Hospital Chargemaster Insanity: Heeling The Healers, George A. Nation Iii
Pepperdine Law Review
Hospital list prices, contained in something called a chargemaster are insanely high, often running 10 times the amount that hospitals routinely accept as full payment from insurers. Moreover, the relative level of a particular hospital’s chargemaster prices bears no relationship to either the quality of the services the hospital provides or, to the cost of the services provided. The purpose of these fictitious list prices is to serve as a starting point or anchoring point, for negotiations with third-party payers regarding the amount that they will actually pay the hospital for it’s goods and services. Ironically, there is widespread agreement, …
Health Care Providers Meet Erisa: Are Provider Claims For Misrepresentation Of Coverage Preempted, Jeffrey A. Brauch
Health Care Providers Meet Erisa: Are Provider Claims For Misrepresentation Of Coverage Preempted, Jeffrey A. Brauch
Pepperdine Law Review
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