Hospitals typically charge private insurers higher rates to make up for shortfalls from...
The Texas Medical Center seen from McGovern Lake in Hermann Park. A new study says Houston’s biggest hospital are charging private insurers triple rates paid by Medicare.Hospitals in Texas on average are charging employer-sponsored insurers more than triple the amount that Medicare would pay, raising health care costs for companies and their workers, according to a new analysis.
and Sage Transparency, a price comparison tool using data from RAND, the federal government and other sources.Report: Hospitals performed 100K unnecessary surgeries in COVID's first year. What about Houston?by the Houston Business Coalition on Health, a group that advocates for affordable health care prices for employers.
need reserves to buffer them against unexpected events, such as a pandemic. “But,” she added, “it shouldn’t be double of Medicare.”