We’ve paid untold billions of dollars to “clinics” that turn out to be little more — or nothing more — than post-office boxes and prepaid cell phones. And as bad as that 12 percent rate is, some policy scholars believe that it is in fact probably worse. Kevin observes that this ...
The authors acknowledge receipt of the state inpatient discharge data from the Agency of Healthcare Research & Quality, the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, the Texas Department...