Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Patients Increasingly Charged 'Facility Fees'
KHN/The Washington Post report that patients are increasingly being charged "facility fees," following a change in Medicare billing rules nearly a decade ago. Since hospitals have to bill the same for Medicare and other patients, the fees affect people of all ages.
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