Maryland's tough New Hospital Spending Proposal Seen As 'Nationally Significant' by Jay Hancock. Kaiser Health News. March 31, 2013.
A key paragraph highlights the potential significance of Maryland's program:
The (Maryland) rate commission's "all payer" approach fixes hospital prices for everybody — commercial insurers, government programs and people paying cash — avoiding the cost-shifting from one payer to another that occurs elsewhere. The system also builds expenses for indigent care into statewide rates, ensuring that hospitals with high levels of uncompensated treatment stay in business.
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