New research reveals 50 hospitals across the United States are charging uninsured consumers more than 10 times the actual cost of patient care, with 20 of them located in Florida. Researchers believe that the absence of price regulations from the federal government on what healthcare providers can charge coupled with the lack of market competition are the main factors contributing to overcharging. Consumers who could face high charges are patients using workers’ compensation, patients whose hospitals are not in their insurance company’s preferred network of providers, and patients covered by automobile insurance policies. To read more, click here.
Last Updated on May 7, 2020 by Aimed Alliance
