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Hospital en United States fait l'actualité ce jeudi. Selon NBC News, Facility fees were a major focus during a hearing on the high costs of hospital care.

Les faits

• Facility fees were a major focus during a hearing on the high costs of hospital care.
• Hospital CEOs came under fire at a House hearing Tuesday, with Republicans accusing them of overcharging patients and exploiting the system.
• Hospitals accounted for nearly one-third of U.S. healthcare spending in 2024 or about $1.6 trillion, according to a report in the journal Health Affairs.
• David Kustoff, R-Tenn., pointed to an example of an independent ambulatory surgical center in his state that charged a facility fee of $656 for a colonoscopy, while an unnamed hospital outpatient facility charged a $1,222 facility fee.
• “We’re the only participants in the healthcare value chain that have that obligation,” said Michael Waldrum, the CEO of North Carolina-based hospital system ECU Health. “Doctors, nurses, insurance companies, drug companies do not.”

L'essentiel

NBC News indique que Hospital CEOs came under fire at a House hearing Tuesday, with Republicans accusing them of overcharging patients and exploiting the system. D'après NBC News, Hospitals accounted for nearly one-third of U.S. healthcare spending in 2024 or about $1.6 trillion, according to a report in the journal Health Affairs. Comme le souligne NBC News, David Kustoff, R-Tenn., pointed to an example of an independent ambulatory surgical center in his state that charged a facility fee of $656 for a colonoscopy, while an unnamed hospital outpatient facility charged a $1,222 facility fee. Selon NBC News, Another study, published in JAMA Health Forum, found that patients tend to pay more for the same doctor’s visits when their doctor is part of a hospital or private equity firm.

Ce qu'ils disent

“We’re the only participants in the healthcare value chain that have that obligation,” said Michael Waldrum, the CEO of North Carolina-based hospital system ECU Health. “Doctors, nurses, insurance companies, drug companies do not.” (NBC News) “This is more a deflection hearing than a hospital hearing,” Rep. (NBC News) “The American people are fed up with outrageous prices that seem artificially high,” said Rep. (NBC News)

Le contexte

Selon NBC News, Throughout the hearing, Republicans cited instances of hospitals in their states charging high prices at outpatient facilities affiliated with the hospital. NBC News indique que Greg Steube, R-Fla., said patients in his state are charged significantly more at hospital-owned outpatient clinics than at clinics owned and operated by physicians. D'après NBC News, the hospital CEOs pushed back, saying the higher fees are because hospitals are often reimbursed below the cost of providing the care, particularly by government programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Comme le souligne NBC News, they also said the higher prices reflect the higher quality of their care, the cost of treating sicker patients and a federal requirement for hospitals to care for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.

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À retenir

• “Is an 100% increase in the fee that you charge versus the surgical center, does that seem reasonable to you?” Kustoff asked the executives.
• The hospital CEOs pushed back, saying the higher fees are because hospitals are often reimbursed below the cost of providing the care, particularly by government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
• They also said the higher prices reflect the higher quality of their care, the cost of treating sicker patients and a federal requirement for hospitals to care for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
• Recherches qui explosent : Universal Health Services beats quarterly estimates as hospital demand holds up, Le CHU de Bordeaux et Bouygues Telecom Business : Pionniers du ‘smart hospital’ en France, World Hospital Congress 2025 - HUG, Des supers héros au grand coeur aux côtés des enfants à l'hôpital d'Ajaccio.