This article is about how much money hospitals in Florida spend on intensive care. These hospitals do many tests on patients, even when they are not necessary. People assume that their health care will be the best at these hospitals, but a recent study showed that this is not the case. The study showed that there are as many deaths at the high cost hospitals as at the low cost ones.
Doctors know that they can make more money by taking more tests. These hospitals are not as focused on patient comfort so much as patient care. The study showed that taking care of comfort is more important than taking tests, but that practice will not stop.
There have been lawsuits about the hospitals misusing medicare and charging incorrectly. Many patients have been decieved into beliveing that the higher costing care is the best care, but this study proves that this is not the case.
Dorschner, John. " A Study Finds end-of-life costs in S. Florida are among the highest in the nation."miamiherald.com. April 27, 2008. <http://www.miamiherald.com/living/health/story/510273.html>
Sunday, April 27, 2008
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It's tragic. I think we need to majorly rethink our country's health care system along with a lot of other policies. They need to be about helping people, not making money. If only people could put getting rich behind them.
J.G.
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