Journalist Steven Brill’s lengthy piece in Time Magazine, which lays the rising cost of healthcare squarely at the feet of fee-inflating hospitals, continues to stir debate this week. If you haven’t read it, it is a gripping read and well worth your time.
As we have detailed previously here on this blog, the story of hospitals acquiring private practices has had a tremendous impact on medicine for patients. Rowe Neurology Institute’s independence from hospital chains lets us provide better outpatient services to Kansas City, and at prices that aren’t inflated like those of hospital chains.
Read more about how hospitals have acquired the power to rip off patients and insurance companies alike.