Republicans are eager to impose these tests, but the data show that such requirements hurt hospitals, drive up insurance costs, and put people out of work. Here’s why.
Thom Walsh
Thom Walsh is a healthcare regulator serving the people of Vermont. He also teaches health systems and policy at the Geisel School of Medicine and Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.
Posted inJuly/August 2023
Don’t Blame Medicare for Rising Medical Bills, Blame Monopolies
For decades, hospitals have insisted that they charge the privately insured more to offset losses from Medicare patients. A health care regulator blows the whistle on that myth.
