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NewsHospitals provide more charity care, as patients struggle to pay
Like many other hospitals around the country, hospitals in Montana have increased significantly the amount of charity care they provide to low-income and uninsured patients, reports the Great Falls Read more...
Rate-setting commissions: Insurers aren't the only target
Last year President Obama floated a proposal to turn the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission into an independent rate-setting authority for Medicare providers. That idea gained little traction. Read more...
M.D. Anderson defends charitable care record
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's rep as a charitable institution has been under fire since at least April, when a Wall Street Journal article reported on a patient who was required Read more...
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