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The Precarious Pricing System For Hospital Services

Christopher P. Tompkins, Stuart H. Altman and Efrat Eilat

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   EXHIBIT 1 Hospital Payment-To-Cost Ratio, By Type Of Payer, 1980–2003

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   EXHIBIT 2 Total Hospital Gross And Net Patient Revenues, Community Hospitals, 1974–2003

View larger version (15K): [in a new window]   EXHIBIT 3 Gross-To-Net Price Ratios For Inpatient Discharges And Outpatient Visits, 1993–2002

View larger version (17K): [in a new window]   EXHIBIT 4 Gross And Net Prices Per Discharge In Urban And Rural Hospitals, 1993–2002

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