From WSJopinion: Hospital systems have exploited outdated billing systems to foist gigantic bills on Americans, write BobbyJindal and CharlieKatebi. Bringing transparency in billing will deliver more affordable care and put patients back in control.
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Each year millions of patients visit their doctors’ offices for a variety of routine services. But in recent years more Americans are being charged as if they had visited a hospital. This is because the doctor’s office billing them is pretending to be a hospital.Continue reading your article with
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