Hospitals Pay More For Devices, According To Government Study
Topics: Health Costs, Delivery of Care, Hospitals, Medicare, Marketplace
Feb 03, 2012
The Wall Street Journal: Study: Hospitals Overpay For Devices
Some hospitals pay thousands of dollars more than others for big-ticket medical devices such as defibrillators and hip replacements, and a portion of the higher costs could be passed on to the federal Medicare program, a new government report says (Weaver, 2/3).
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