Friday, July 23, 2010
Health Care Authority Approves Smaller Hospital Rate Hike
WEST VIRGINIA....
The West Virginia Health Care Authority issued a ruling this week granting United Hospital Center in Clarksburg an 11.25 percent increase, allowing the hospital to charge $564 for the average outpatient visit and about $13,600 for the average stay. The hospital was seeking a 21 percent rate hike officials said was needed to pay off loans for its new $300 million facility scheduled to open in October, but state regulators said a 21 percent rate increase was excessive and premature. The smaller rate approved by the authority includes a 6.25 percent increase the hospital would have received automatically because of inflation.
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