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Johnston County hospital system partnering with UNC Health Care
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In announcing their choice on Monday, Johnston Health officials said UNC can help it adjust to changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements that are being driven by the Affordable Care Act. UNC is also expected to bring more specialized services to the county, such as pediatric cardiology, with UNC doctors making trips to Johnston whenever possible.
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But critics of the wave of hospital consolidation now occurring across the country say it has contributed to growing hospital bills and insurance premiums. To ease their burden, employers have shifted more of their health care costs to employees, in the form of higher deductibles and co-pays.
“Your prices are going to go up, very simply,” said Gerard Anderson, who heads the Johns Hopkins Center for Hospital Finance and Management. “Hospitals do this to some extent for improved quality of care ... but mostly they do it simply because they can negotiate better with insurers.”
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Both Anderson and Strong do agree on one thing: that the wave of hospital consolidations is unlikely to slow down anytime soon.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/02/2794442/johnston-co-hospital-system-partnering.html#storylink=cpy
In announcing their choice on Monday, Johnston Health officials said UNC can help it adjust to changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements that are being driven by the Affordable Care Act. UNC is also expected to bring more specialized services to the county, such as pediatric cardiology, with UNC doctors making trips to Johnston whenever possible.
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But critics of the wave of hospital consolidation now occurring across the country say it has contributed to growing hospital bills and insurance premiums. To ease their burden, employers have shifted more of their health care costs to employees, in the form of higher deductibles and co-pays.
“Your prices are going to go up, very simply,” said Gerard Anderson, who heads the Johns Hopkins Center for Hospital Finance and Management. “Hospitals do this to some extent for improved quality of care ... but mostly they do it simply because they can negotiate better with insurers.”
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Both Anderson and Strong do agree on one thing: that the wave of hospital consolidations is unlikely to slow down anytime soon.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/02/2794442/johnston-co-hospital-system-partnering.html#storylink=cpy
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