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Local officials in Washington D.C., are on the verge of approving two high-tech radiation facilities for treating cancer at a total cost of $153 million. The treatment these hospitals would offer costs twice as much as standard radiation, but hasn't been shown to work any better for most cancers.
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Hospital prices just got a lot more transparent. But if you have private insurance, the new information won't help you.
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In a first, Medicare has revealed how much individual hospitals bill and how much they are paid for common treatments. The charges vary widely. And while Medicare and private insurers generally pay far less than what hospitals request, the uninsured may pay something closer to these sticker prices.
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Everyone won’t agree with the methods or the goals, but Maryland finds itself leading often on progressive solutions to pressing national problems. Last…
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WYPR's Fraser Smith and Jay Hancock of Kaiser Health News talk about Maryland's request to further control increases in the rates that health care…