Between 2001 and 2008, hospitals across the country increased Medicare billing for emergency room, adding $1 billion to taxpayers, according to The Center for Public Integrity.
The two most expensive codes for emergency room care nearly doubled from 25 percent to 45 percent and for patients not treated for life-threatening injuries.
For example, in 2008 Baylor Medical Center in Irving, Calif., billed Medicare for the two most expensive levels of care for 80 percent of patients treated and released from the emergency room. The hospital said it has since reined in its charges.
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The two most expensive codes for emergency room care nearly doubled from 25 percent to 45 percent and for patients not treated for life-threatening injuries.
For example, in 2008 Baylor Medical Center in Irving, Calif., billed Medicare for the two most expensive levels of care for 80 percent of patients treated and released from the emergency room. The hospital said it has since reined in its charges.
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