Study Finds Medicare Doesn’t Pay Adequately For Clot-Busting Stroke Treatment
Reuters: Medicare Shortchanges Hospitals On Stroke Therapy
Treating stroke patients with clot-busting drugs costs U.S. hospitals substantially more than Medicare pays, a new study finds. The results are potentially concerning, researchers say, because in the long run, some hospitals may get out of the business of treating strokes (Norton, 1/13).