The Cure For The $1,000 Toothbrush by Tina Rosenberg. Opinionator--Exclusive Online Commentary from The Times. New York times. August 13, 2013.
(1) _________________ is a major reason medical bills are so high.
(2) In U.S. health care, the doctors and hospitals know _____________ while the patients don't know _________________.
(3) Employers have delegated __________________.
(4) P.P.O's assemble ___________________ who agree to _________________.
(5) Because they are so large, hospitals now _____________ with P.P.O's.
(6) Price ____________ clauses are sometimes included in hospital contracts with P.P.O's .
(7) A study cited in the article found that dominant hospital chains could get _______________.
(8) Explain how the hospital chargemaster functions in pricing.
(9) The chargemaster rate is almost always at least __________ what Medicare pays a hospital.
(10) True or False: Insurance companies often challenge hospital charges.
(11) ________ percent of America's insured are insured through P.P.O's.
(12) What impact could hospital consolidation have on prices?
(13) True or False: Most hospital bills are paid by insurance companies only after careful consideration of supporting documentation.
(14) Reference pricing involves ______________________________.
(15) One important reason that reason that businesses don't know what they are paying is ______________________.
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