Why Hospitals Are Hitting Patients With ‘Facility’ Fees

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🗓️ 27 March 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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P.M. Edition for March 27. Hospitals are adding billions of dollars in facility fees to routine care, leaving unsuspecting patients with extra charges. Hospital industry reporter Melanie Evans has more. Plus, investigators are looking into whether contaminated fuel played a role in the accident. Senior reporter Costas Paris explains. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Listening on Google Podcasts? Here's our guide for switching to a different podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.0	Investigators are probing whether dirty fuel played a role in the Baltimore Bridge
0:21.1	collapse. They will look on where the ship got refuel last.
0:26.7	Was it the United States or was it before it reached the U.S. waters?
0:31.9	And then if they can pin that down they will go to that fuel
0:36.3	supplier and check his fuel. And how hospitals are racking up billions in so-called
0:41.6	facility fees.
0:43.2	Plus, Disney and Florida Governor Ron Desantis
0:45.8	settled their long-running dispute.
0:47.7	It's Wednesday, March 27th.
0:49.6	I'm Anne-Marie Fertoli for the Wall Street Journal.
0:51.8	This is the PM edition of What's News,
0:53.9	the top headlines and business stories
0:55.7	that moved the world today.
0:59.7	In Baltimore, investigations into a major bridge collapse continue.
1:03.8	As we reported this morning, six people are still missing and presumed dead after a giant
1:08.5	cargo ship hit the bridge causing it to collapse. One of the lines of inquiry investigators are pursuing
1:14.1	is whether contaminated fuel may have played a role. That's according to people
1:17.9	familiar with the investigation. Joining me now with more details is Wall Street
1:21.7	Journal senior reporter
1:22.6	Kostas Paris. Welcome Kostas. Thank you. So what exactly is
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