The study, which was published Tuesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association, found that hospitals earned 330 percent higher profit margins on surgeries with one or more complications, because private insurers pay them for longer stays and extra care.
(Daily Report) Apr 17
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
(Daily Report) Apr 17
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
(Daily Report) Apr 16
Check out what's new on KHN's blog, Capsules.
(Daily Report) Apr 16
A selection of health policy stories from Arizona, Virginia, Nevada, Massachusetts and California.
(Daily Report) Apr 15
The New York Times reports on what these federal regulators found.
(Daily Report) Apr 12
A selection of health policy stories from California, Georgia, Virginia, Oregon and Colorado.
(Daily Report) Apr 12
The Partnership for Sustainable Health Care, which is made up of leaders representing insurers, employers, consumers and a hospital, aims to put political muscle behind ideas about controlling costs and boosting quality.
(Daily Report) Apr 12
Check out what's new on KHN's blog, Capsules.
(Daily Report) Apr 12
A new study finds that Medicare isn't properly counting people who are released from hospitals and then come back to emergency rooms, while Reuters points out pay-for-performance incentives are aimed at keeping people out of ERs.
(Daily Report) Apr 10