Among large insurers, the lowest reimbursement rates were between 6% and 27% below the mean price, while the highest were 5% to 26% more than the mean price. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Private health care insurers pay at least 25% more for the same hospital services than Medicare, according to a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The study analyzed $1.8 trillion in hospital charges from 2009 to 2016 from 474 hospitals across 38 U.S. states, relying on information from the American Hospital Utilization Database.
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Rhys Dipshan
CT-born, New York-based legal tech reporter covering everything from in-house technology disruption to privacy trends, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, and ghosts-in-the-machine. Continually waiting for law to catch up with tech. (It's like waiting for Godot, but without the clowns)
