Another problem, say consumer advocates, is that medical providers charge patients for the full cost of a procedure at the first visit even before multistage medical work is completed.
The government stays out of the private sector, allowing the 23 private medical institutions to charge whatever fees they think the market will accept.
The shift appears to have been driven at least in part by economics -- a top medical center in India charges about a tenth what a second-tier U.S. medical center would charge per case report, the authors said.
Medical providers may also charge patients for the full cost of a procedure at the first visit, even before multistage medical work is completed.
The solution is not to give Washington more power but to put doctors and patients back in charge of medical decisions.
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It already has an elaborate array of "reimbursement fees" it allows doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to charge for medical services and procedures.
Here she argues that the health care solution lies not in giving Washington more power but in putting doctors and patients back in charge of medical decisions.
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Dr Andrew Fairbairn, senior tutor in charge of medical school admissions at Newcastle University, agreed improved communication skills would save the medical profession from being branded "arrogant".
"Everybody talked about doctors being in charge of medical decisions, talked about schools and safety and equality for our children, " said senator-elect Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat who defeated incumbent Spencer Abraham.
My understanding is - very good question - that the hospitals - and I don't speak for all of them or any of them - but I understand that the hospitals are reviewing their policies concerning whether and to what extent to charge for medical services in these cases.
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Baptist Medical's attorneys were indicted on the charge that they drafted "sham" consulting contracts between Baptist Medical and the two doctors (who were also charged).
But patients need objective information if they are to take charge of their medical destinies and, incidentally, improve the country's health care with it.
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Third, I, as a FSA account holder, must pay a 20 percent penalty if I advertently or inadvertently charge an ineligible medical service to my health saving account. (We will have to police ourselves in navigating the maze of regulations and rules telling us what we can and cannot buy).
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Avoid unnecessary duplication by checking your homeowner, life-insurance and medical-insurance policies and your charge cards for whatever travel-related coverage they may already include.
The same men who used to grow fat on weapons contracts have now taken charge of ordering tents, medical kits and rations for demobilised rebels.
Central to ObamaCare are requirements that health insurers (1) accept everyone who applies (guaranteed issue), (2) cannot charge more based on serious medical conditions (modified community rating), and (3) include numerous coverage mandates that force insurance to pay for many often uncovered medical conditions.
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Whom do we want in charge of managing the full complexity of medical care?
The British Medical Association (BMA) is discussing a proposal to charge 17.5% VAT on high-fat foods such as biscuits, cakes and processed meals.
The proposed law has included a provision which makes it mandatory for all hospitals to provide medical treatment to rape victims, failing which those in charge of hospitals could face up to one year of imprisonment and a fine.
The ultimate answer is for Congress to remove the severe restrictions on Medical Savings Accounts, which put patients instead of third parties in charge of health care resources.
New government rules mandate that insurers can charge older Americans at most 3 times what they charge younger customers, even when older people require many more medical services than the young.
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After receiving a single scan, Ms. Moritz tried to cancel the contract, but the medical provider said it "had already been paid in full by CareCredit" and couldn't reverse the charge, according to court records filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Young medical students never held a door open for her when she was a hospital porter, even when she was in charge of a patient in a wheelchair.
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