Mitch's Blog

I'm always reading stories on how much health care costs are spiraling out of control, and how hospital charges are astronomical. I'm not necessarily going to debate this one, but I am going to briefly justify why hospitals might charge as they do, and what usually happens.

my mother in the hospital

Most hospitals in the country are losing money; those are the facts. Hospitals lose money for two main reasons. One, possible mismanagement; two, because of lousy reimbursements from insurance companies.
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