NU Online News Service, April 22, 11:28 a.m. EST
Hospitals have driven up auto insurers' costs by more than $1 billion with charges for treating accident victims that would normally be paid by Medicare or Medicaid, an industry group study has found.
Low reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid and other public health insurance programs have prompted the shift, announced the Insurance Research Council in Malvern, Pa., which did the research.
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