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Gerard F. Anderson From ‘Soak The Rich’ To ‘Soak The Poor’: Recent Trends In Hospital Pricing Health Affairs, May/June 2007; 26(3): 780-789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Figures Only] [PDF] [Reprints & Permissions]

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Charges

Stan Moser   ( 11 May 2007 )

Charges 11 May 2007
Stan Moser, CFO Mount Kisco Medical Group Send letter to journal: Re: Charges smoser{at}mkmg.com Stan Moser	As very few hospitals bill payers on a net basis, I believe the use of the word "charge" is incorrect and misleading. Hospitals, in general, charge everyone the same rates for the same services. Clearly insurers pay less for those services, but "payment" and "charges" are not the same. In the author's use of the term "charge," one also wonders how charity care and bad debt are calculated into the "payment."