Hospitals Prioritizing People Getting Elective Procedures Over Emergency Patients Because They’re More Financially Attractive

A new analysis shows that hospitals earn about $700 more on each elective admission than on each patient admitted through the emergency department. Other news on health care costs and the industry focuses on value-based efforts, mergers and acquisitions, and a court clash between insurance giants.

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