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HEALTH: Cost for care differs at Boston hospitals
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November 17, 2008
Cost for care differs at Boston hospitals


(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - An investigation by the Boston Globe found that insurance companies pay a handful of hospitals far more for the same work.

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Private insurance data obtained by the Globe's Spotlight Team show that the Brigham, Mass. General, Children's Hospital, and a few others are, on average, paid about 15 percent to 60 percent more than their rivals by insurance companies such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.

Boston Globe Spotlight reporter Scott Allen joins NECN for a discussion.

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