This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

Commercial insurers are charged two to three times more than what the same payer’s Medicare Advantage plans are charged for the same procedure in the same hospital, according to a study published Aug.

Under increasing scrutiny from regulators, commercial insurance premiums and provider payments will continue to have a profound impact on the nature and adequacy of the delivery system. Inadequate ...

If you live in the United States, the closest hospital to you is most likely a privately operated nonprofit institution. Such hospitals are eligible to receive valuable tax exemptions in exchange for ...