MedPAC to look into hospital consolidations’ effect on Medicare

In a letter signed a group of bipartisan lawmakers serving on the Energy and Commerce committee is asking The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to provide more information on how hospital consolidations are driving higher costs for the Medicare program and its beneficiaries, including prescription drugs. Read article here…

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