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  • The Five Most Expensive Conditions in Hospitals

    The Five Most Expensive Conditions in Hospitals

    By Dr. Kenneth Rothaus, M.D. A recent report by the Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality listed the top 5 most expensive conditions for hospitalization as: Septicemia Osteoarthritis Newborn Infants Complication of device, implant or graft Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)   In 2013 the cost of the hospitalization for 35.6 million hospital stays totaled

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  • Dollar and Cents – Two Flip $ides of the Affordable Care Act

    Dollar and Cents – Two Flip $ides of the Affordable Care Act

    By Dr. Kenneth Rothaus A recent article in the New York Times entitled “New Rules to Limit Tactics on Hospitals’ Fee Collections” by Robert Pear ( January 11, 2015 ) examines how rules enacted by the Federal government under the Affordable Care Act will put limits on fees charged and collection efforts for unpaid invoices.

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    Dollars and Sense

    Hospitals are expensive places – know and confirm your insurance coverage before you are admitted Insurance plans are usually government (medicare, Medicaid) or private insurance company based Workers Compensation and No-Fault auto plans are specialized plans for injuries not covered by your other insurance Plans from the same company may differ because of deductibles and

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