Hospitals charged commercial insurers and employers rates 254% higher, on average, than what Medicare paid for the same services in 2022, according to a Rand Corp. report published May 13. The study ...

Commercial insurers pay hospitals much more than Medicare in some areas than others, and a new study found that local market factors, including hospital dominance, help explain these growing price ...

A national survey demonstrated differences in organizational capacity between hospitals participating in Medicare bundled payment programs and those coparticipating in both Medicare and commercial ...

New findings reflect the differences in negotiating dynamics and financial incentives in the two markets. Hospital prices for commercial health plans are, on average, two to three times higher than ...

Administrative costs now account for more than 40% of hospitals’ total expenses for delivering patient care, with a significant portion driven by the rising number of care denials stemming from the ...

The majority of the nation's health insurance markets remain highly concentrated, but one segment of the industry in particular continues to grow more competitive—Medicare Advantage. The Medicare ...