<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://hospitalwatch.com/sitemap.xsl"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd">
<!-- Sitemap is generated on 2026-04-02 18:39:12 GMT -->
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T16:34:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/resources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-02T09:55:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/code-red/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T19:03:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/about/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-11T17:08:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/n-y-c-hospital-goes-viral-for-giving-out-luxury-bags-as-gifts-for-new-moms-see-whats-inside-exclusive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-17T17:13:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/privacy-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-25T18:31:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/on-your-side-new-report-finds-only-22-of-missouri-hospitals-complying-with-hospital-price-transparency-rule/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-17T17:12:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/lawmaker-calls-for-hearing-over-troubled-louisiana-hospital-its-an-abysmal-situation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-17T17:19:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/for-years-a-powerful-louisville-hospital-sued-people-for-unpaid-bills-experts-say-they-could-have-gotten-free-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-17T17:46:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-justice-department-sues-new-york-presbyterian-hospital-for-anti-competitive-pricing-practices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-01T21:39:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/new-kff-analysis-finds-one-or-two-health-systems-dominated-nearly-half-of-metropolitan-areas-in-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-31T20:49:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-axios-wide-disparities-found-in-hospitals-drug-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-27T13:33:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospital-watch-applauds-congressional-effort-to-combat-anti-competitive-healthcare-practices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-25T15:34:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/what-they-are-saying-lawmakers-take-aim-at-opaque-pricing-and-hospital-consolidation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-20T14:25:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/statement-on-hospital-provider-hearing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-17T21:01:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-former-congresswoman-calls-for-lawmakers-to-hold-big-hospital-accountable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-17T19:26:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/new-report-hospitals-charging-americans-up-to-4x-medicare-rates-as-price-gouging-crisis-hits-all-50-states/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-17T01:12:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-op-ed-highlights-how-corporate-hospital-monopolies-are-driving-pennsylvanias-healthcare-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T17:05:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-axios-the-states-where-hospitals-are-most-concentrated/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-09T21:12:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-new-study-finds-alabama-hospitals-check-the-transparency-box-but-keep-patients-in-the-dark/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-06T15:53:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-op-ed-calls-for-texas-hospitals-to-put-patients-over-profits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-05T18:21:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-forbes-healthcare-affordability-conversation-must-include-hospitals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T21:03:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-california-a-market-failure-high-prices-at-monterey-county-hospitals-drive-away-many-insured-californians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-georgia-woman-billed-700-after-sitting-in-er-waiting-room-for-7-hours-leaving-without-treatment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-illinois-surprise-billing-after-5-mile-ambulance-ride-costs-suburban-family-nearly-9000/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-indiana-new-study-finds-indiana-hospital-prices-8th-highest-in-the-nation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-iowa-some-cancer-patients-survivors-say-new-ownership-of-clinics-in-iowa-leads-to-higher-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-kentucky-for-years-a-powerful-louisville-hospital-sued-people-for-unpaid-bills-experts-say-they-could-have-gotten-free-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T19:09:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-louisiana-dozens-of-louisiana-hospitals-in-violation-of-trump-price-transparency-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T19:08:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/icymi-ohio-attorney-general-joins-doj-in-lawsuit-against-ohiohealth-hospital-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-24T22:29:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/watchdog-launched-to-expose-hospital-price-gouging-and-demand-transparency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-23T16:17:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-huntsville-hospital-acquires-crestwood-pay-healthcare-access-and-monopoly-issues-arise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-she-had-an-uncomplicated-birth-at-a-boise-hospital-this-is-what-it-cost-her/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-18T18:07:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-federal-lawmakers-say-program-meant-to-help-patients-may-be-padding-hospitals-bottom-lines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-18T18:09:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-mergers-in-the-mountain-state-how-hospital-consolidation-impacts-health-care-prices-for-west-virginians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-18T18:10:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-lawsuit-claims-iowa-hospital-ceo-was-often-absent-put-staff-at-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-18T18:12:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/close-to-85-of-hospitals-across-louisiana-are-still-ignoring-federal-price-transparency-laws-keeping-patients-in-the-dark-about-what-they-actually-owe-for-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-08T16:44:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-97k-bill-for-surgery-and-no-clear-explanation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-08T16:40:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-tax-exempt-hospitals-find-loopholes-to-bill-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-08T16:38:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-louisiana-hospitals-hit-with-new-fines-over-price-transparency-noncompliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-08T16:35:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-hospital-systems-drive-up-costs-leaving-workers-with-the-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-12T18:11:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-a-pennsylvania-healthcare-merger-puts-profits-over-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-12T18:09:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-new-york-hospitals-put-advertising-over-quality-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-27T21:42:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-planning-for-surgery-prices-may-vary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-27T21:39:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-facility-fees-and-hospital-consolidation-lead-to-higher-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-27T21:35:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-city-hospital-country-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-27T21:31:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/patients-are-being-hit-with-steep-facility-fees-for-routine-visits-sometimes-doubling-their-expected-costs-a-simple-doctors-appointment-that-once-cost-a-50-co-pay-now-com/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-30T15:49:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-hidden-facility-fees-leave-patients-struggling-to-pay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-30T15:46:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-when-hospitals-buy-practices-costs-go-up-but-quality-doesnt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-23T13:47:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/n-just-seven-years-health-system-fees-at-connecticut-hospitals-have-more-than-doubled-from-748-million-in-2017-to-over-1-6-billion-in-2024/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-16T13:46:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-connecticut-hospital-fees-whos-paying-and-whos-benefiting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-16T13:37:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-real-threat-to-rural-healthcare-corporate-takeovers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-14T18:44:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-truth-behind-rural-hospitals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-07T13:28:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/across-ohio-tax-exempt-hospitals-receive-2-2-billion-annually-in-tax-breaks-but-provide-less-than-that-in-community-benefits-nearly-three-quarters-fall-short-of-giving-back-what-they-take-creating/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-25T14:03:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-ohio-hospital-system-profits-while-under-serving-the-poor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-25T14:01:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/only-29-of-florida-hospitals-post-clear-prices-online-according-to-a-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-24T20:08:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-florida-ag-investigates-hospitals-for-concealing-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-24T20:06:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/what-began-as-emergency-surgery-for-a-colorado-patient-spiraled-into-a-financial-nightmare-exposing-the-dishonest-billing-practices-of-uchealth-a-nonprofit-hospital-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T17:41:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/theres-a-basic-expectation-of-transparency-not-being-met-by-the-hospitals-in-new-hampshire-despite-the-federal-requirements-established-in-2021-patients-and-employers-confronting-h/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T17:36:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/we-need-to-promote-hospital-competition-by-preventing-monopolistic-hospital-systems-from-taking-over-local-markets-by-encouraging-more-independent-health-care-providers-to-operate-in-new-ham/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T17:29:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-florida-when-florida-hospitals-dont-provide-costs-up-front-patients-often-face-big-bills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-31T16:59:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/according-to-a-recent-lown-institute-report-local-nonprofit-hospitals-in-ohio-receive-a-collective-2-2-billion-in-tax-breaks-each-year-but-only-one-out-of-eight-local-hospitals-spent-more-than-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T13:40:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-new-report-from-the-lown-institute-shows-that-two-major-hospitals-unitypoint-healths-iowa-methodist-medical-center-and-mercyone-des-moines-medical-center-fell-70-million-short-on-charity-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:58:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-states-like-indiana-massachusetts-new-jersey-and-ohio-over-50-of-independent-doctors-have-closed-due-to-hospital-consolidation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:22:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/novant-expands-its-reach-costing-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:04:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-new-york-patients-blindsided-by-hospital-billing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T17:44:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-hospital-systems-fail-to-comply-with-federal-guidelines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T17:40:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/mayo-clinic-was-found-to-be-suing-patients-who-should-have-qualified-for-charity-care-over-medical-debt-the-minnesota-attorney-general-found/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T18:05:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/at-albany-medical-center-hospital-emergency-room-wait-times-are-among-the-longest-in-the-nation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T17:41:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-patients-expect-transparency-new-hampshire-hospitals-arent-delivering/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T17:33:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-new-op-ed-we-need-competition-to-lower-the-cost-of-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T17:27:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-massachusetts-massachusetts-man-went-to-urgent-care-but-was-hit-with-a-hospital-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-truth-behind-ohio-hospitals-community-investments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T13:37:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-ohio-hospitals-spend-less-in-the-community-than-what-they-save-in-tax-breaks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:58:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-so-how-are-hospitals-really-getting-their-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T13:32:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-plane-landed-so-did-the-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-16T13:28:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-new-report-exposes-tax-exempt-hospitals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:54:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-novant-expands-its-reach-costing-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T13:55:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-hospital-consolidation-is-devastating-rural-healthcare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:18:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-bipartisan-solution-to-save-billions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:15:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-real-reason-behind-higher-healthcare-bills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T14:11:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-hospital-found-skimping-on-charity-care-must-change-its-ways/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T18:04:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-new-report-shows-alarming-truth-about-new-york-hospitals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T18:03:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-patients-exploited-as-hospital-chains-consolidate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-27T14:56:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-new-york-report-ny-hospital-spending-has-tripled-as-quality-declines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-botched-surgery-sparks-lawsuit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-20T14:34:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-texas-hospital-facility-fees-are-driving-up-health-care-costs-in-houston-and-catching-the-eye-of-lawmakers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T19:11:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-labs-noncompliance-has-already-caused-is-causing-or-is-likely-to-cause-at-any-time-serious-injury-or-harm-or-death-to-individuals-served-by-the-laboratory-or-to-the-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-07T19:22:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-flashy-commercials-wont-heal-new-yorkers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-11T18:59:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-cost-of-trinity-healths-outsourcing-decision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-06T19:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-case-for-hospital-price-transparency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-06T18:59:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-cutting-costs-by-ending-hospital-overcharges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-06T19:02:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/why-should-the-government-and-patients-pay-more-for-identical-care-just-because-the-provider-is-linked-to-a-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-21T15:12:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-hospital-failed-the-women-it-was-meant-to-protect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-06T19:03:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-high-cost-of-ballads-failed-merger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-13T19:33:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/ballad-health-is-the-only-option-for-care-for-over-1-million-people-in-appalachian-tennessee-north-carolina-and-virginia-unfortunately-the-quality-of-care-has-gone-downhill-since-its-merger-in-201/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-07T18:18:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-whistleblower-exposes-hospital-chain-for-upcharging/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-11T15:51:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-tennessee-six-years-into-an-appalachia-hospital-monopoly-patients-are-fearful-and-furious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-detroit-hospitals-fail-when-it-comes-to-patient-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-05T18:27:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-ct-employers-struggling-with-healthcare-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-02T15:09:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-price-of-a-hospital-stay-financial-ruin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-20T15:21:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/297461-which-included-two-ambulance-rides-an-emergency-room-visit-and-a-couple-of-days-in-pediatric-intensive-care-antivenom-alone-accounts-for-213278-80-of-the-total-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-18T16:19:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-healthcare-monopolies-patients-pay-the-price/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-11T14:38:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-uncovering-the-truth-behind-billing-practices-at-uva-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-01T15:10:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-parkview-puts-profits-over-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-24T20:04:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/after-12-hours-in-the-waiting-room-osborne-said-he-was-moved-to-an-er-bed-where-he-stayed-until-he-was-sent-to-the-intensive-care-unit-the-next-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-23T17:50:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/we-have-people-here-who-know-nothing-about-billing-and-coding-making-very-important-decisions-about-billing-and-coding-that-shouldnt-be-in-their-hands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-23T17:41:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/top-penn-state-health-surgeon-warned-leaders-about-transplant-problems-months-before-shutdown-then-he-was-let-go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-21T15:33:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-real-cost-of-hospital-profits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-17T19:00:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-virginia-uva-surgeons-detail-upcoding-they-say-allowed-health-system-to-fraudulently-bill-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/delaware-county-pennsylvania-had-one-of-the-largest-increases-in-hospital-market-concentration-between-2012-and-2022-at-113-percent-over-the-same-period-the-amount-of-adults-in-the-county-with-med/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-17T14:12:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-facility-fees-continue-to-burden-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-10T14:50:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/according-to-a-study-from-usc-sutter-health-used-all-or-nothing-contracts-to-boost-revenue-the-same-study-also-found-that-sutter-healths-prices-surged-30-higher-than-comparable-california-hosp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-04T20:04:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/colorado-hospitals-collected-an-estimated-13-4-billion-in-facility-fees-over-a-recent-six-year-period-doubling-the-average-cost-of-care-for-patients-with-certain-types-of-insurance-according-to-a-n/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-04T16:17:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-colorado-colorado-hospitals-collected-13-billion-in-facility-fees-over-6-years-new-state-report-finds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-profit-or-care-the-truth-behind-hospital-acquisitions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:16:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-massachusetts-health-and-hospital-association-reports-a-220-million-healthy-safety-net-deficit-for-fiscal-year-2025-following-380-million-deficits-in-fy-2023-and-2024-totaling-600-million-i/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-01T16:00:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-who-knew-a-routine-doctors-visit-could-cost-as-much-as-a-car-payment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:07:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/im-going-to-the-same-office-im-seeing-the-same-doctor-im-having-the-same-follow-up-appointment-i-always-have-and-then-all-of-a-sudden-they-changed-the/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-24T19:06:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/instead-of-the-75-fee-rebecca-smith-a-breast-cancer-survivor-had-been-paying-for-an-office-visit-and-blood-draw-since-she-started-treatments-in-2017-novant-hit-her-with-a-bill-for-about-400-for-t/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-23T19:51:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-ncs-medical-debt-crisis-unveiled-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:07:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-oregon-salem-health-accused-of-monopolizing-heart-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-exposing-abuse-in-psychiatric-facilities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:08:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/while-it-was-losing-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-a-year-steward-paid-at-least-250-million-to-its-chief-executive-officer-dr-ralph-de-la-torre-and-to-his-other-companies-during-the-four-years-h/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-06T16:57:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/one-patient-was-found-unresponsive-in-a-hospital-hallway-another-collapsed-and-died-while-waiting-in-a-registration-line-others-died-after-overworked-hospital-staff-did-not-monitor-their-conditions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-06T16:55:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-phoenix-where-temperatures-topped-100-degrees-the-air-conditioning-failed-at-a-steward-hospital-forcing-patients-to-be-transferred-elsewhere-according-to-a-court-filing-also-the-kitchen-was-c/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-06T16:54:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-ncs-medical-debt-crisis-unveiled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:08:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-ceo-cashes-in-while-hospitals-crash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:08:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/for-five-years-caren-blanzy-received-the-same-treatment-at-the-same-medical-office-in-grand-rapids-michigan-then-the-health-system-that-owns-her-doctors-office-changed-how-it-billed-for-h/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-15T17:55:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/instead-of-using-its-name-as-the-plaintiff-in-debt-collection-lawsuits-our-investigation-discovered-uchealth-now-almost-exclusively-sues-on-average-roughly-3000-patients-a-year-under-the-name-of-o/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-14T15:05:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/when-we-looked-at-hospitals-across-idaho-and-what-was-outrageous-to-us-we-saw-28-times-price-difference-for-an-appendectomy-most-are-emergency-surgeries-but-one-could-say-if-youre/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-14T14:59:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-michigan-watch-how-patients-get-charged-hospital-prices-for-doctors-office-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/kelly-brignac-received-a-1544-facility-fee-at-mainegeneral-medical-center-despite-only-receiving-a-few-servics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-13T13:54:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/king-of-prussia-pennsylvania-based-universal-health-services-reported-a-strong-quarter-posting-nearly-69-growth-on-its-bottom-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-06T14:00:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/nashville-based-industry-behemoth-hca-healthcare-posted-23-year-over-year-profit-growth-for-the-quarter-revising-its-forecast-for-the-rest-of-the-year-projecting-itll-reach-as-much-as-6-billion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-06T13:58:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-the-true-cost-of-hospital-mergers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:08:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-man-in-wichita-kansas-died-at-a-hca-hospital-because-telemetry-technicians-unregulated-workers-who-monitor-up-to-80-patents-at-a-time-failed-to-realize-he-was-choking-telemetry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-29T20:34:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/when-ut-austin-got-a-new-medical-school-for-its-more-than-300-million-investment-county-officials-didnt-require-the-school-to-provide-direct-care-to-low-income-patients-with-that-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-29T20:21:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/cedars-sinai-in-beverly-hills-had-an-income-surplus-of-750-million-in-2022-and-paid-no-federal-taxes-memorial-sloan-kettering-cancer-center-in-new-york-had-400-million-and-also-paid-no-federal-taxe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-29T19:58:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/mission-hospital-projected-that-its-profits-for-acute-care-services-would-increase-an-additional-75-percent-from-2021-to-2026-in-north-carolina/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-29T18:29:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-west-palm-beach-senior-citizen-underwent-cataract-surgery-at-a-clinic-owned-by-tenet-health-the-procedure-cost-him-roughly-3000-walking-in-the-door-cost-him-another-900-billed-as-a-fa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-29T18:16:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-a-suit-brought-by-a-local-school-board-a-judge-last-year-declared-that-four-pennsylvania-hospitals-in-the-tower-health-system-had-to-pay-property-taxes-because-its-executive-pay-was-eye-p/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-29T14:49:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/after-giving-birth-to-her-first-child-at-manhattans-new-york-presbyterian-alexandra-cohen-hospital-for-women-and-newborns-chloe-tucker-caine-left-the-hospital-with-more-than-just-the-gift-of-mother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T13:17:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/for-example-matthew-burin-got-billed-750-by-an-orthopedic-clinic-after-his-8-year-old-son-broke-his-arm-i-figured-it-was-a-mistake-burin-said-the-bill-included-a-400-facility-f/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T13:12:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-connecticut-office-of-health-strategy-report-found-that-hospitals-that-underwent-a-merger-had-massive-increases-in-costs-of-care-when-controlling-for-a-particular-diagnosis-or-diagnosis-group-th/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T13:10:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/its-built-with-enough-steel-to-construct-two-eiffel-towers-it-has-twice-as-much-concrete-as-ohio-stadium-there-is-enough-piping-in-the-building-to-stretch-to-phoenix-and-enough-wiring-to-make-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T13:08:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/just-six-years-after-tennessee-and-virginia-lawmakers-waived-anti-monopoly-laws-to-allow-two-competing-hospitals-to-merge-into-ballad-health-the-nations-largest-state-sanction-corporate-hosp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T13:05:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/an-injection-every-six-weeks-to-two-months-depending-on-what-the-results-are-guthrie-said-when-he-was-in-arizona-he-paid-45-out-of-pocket-then-he-moved-to-madison-i-come-back-here-im/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T13:03:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/georgann-boatright-a-retired-speech-pathologist-from-oxford-mississippi-was-told-by-her-local-hospital-that-she-needed-to-pay-an-8000-operating-room-fee-for-a-routine-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T12:59:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/researchers-found-that-the-cost-for-an-mri-of-lower-extremity-without-contrast-at-saint-als-varied-between-133-and-2074-among-insured-patients-for-a-knee-replacement-at-the-hospital-the/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:29:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/since-2006-hawaii-officials-have-denied-24-certificate-of-need-petitions-representing-200-million-in-private-healthcare-investment-the-denied-applications-include-three-medical-facilities-that-wou/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/from-bedsores-and-falls-to-performing-incorrect-surgeries-new-state-findings-highlight-an-increase-in-the-number-of-adverse-health-events-inside-minnesota-hospitals-that-sometimes-lead-to-serious-inj/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/last-april-ten-physicians-expressed-deep-concern-over-situations-unfolding-at-glenwood-regional-medical-center-according-to-a-letter-sent-to-the-hospitals-governing-body-f/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-13T15:42:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-report-found-that-only-14-of-hospitals-were-fully-complying-with-the-rule-since-it-took-effect-on-jan-1-2021/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/they-told-my-wife-and-i-that-they-needed-to-order-an-ambulance-and-have-him-transported-to-lutheran-general-hospital-which-is-about-five-miles-away-caplan-said-the-family-waited/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/bjc-healthcare-a-tax-exempt-health-system-that-operates-14-hospitals-mostly-in-the-st-louis-area-charged-110666-46-for-the-stay-before-any-payments-or-adjustments-the-insurer-negotiated-that-pr/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/hospitals-charges-vary-widely-by-facility-in-vermont-for-instance-its-5408-for-a-ct-scan-of-the-abdomen-at-uvm-medical-center-and-1339-for-the-same-procedure-at-copley-hospital-uv/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/delawares-largest-hospital-system-will-pay-more-than-47-million-to-settle-whistleblower-allegations-by-its-former-compliance-officer-that-it-provided-kickbacks-to-outside-doctors-in-return-f/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/at-the-pump-you-know-how-much-a-gallon-of-gas-will-cost-but-when-you-go-to-the-hospital-a-new-report-shows-that-despite-the-federal-price-transparency-law-it-can-still-be-difficult-to-know-how-muc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-normal-delivery-of-a-baby-in-oregon-can-range-from-5000-to-20000-depending-on-which-hospital-door-you-walk-through-and-consumers-usually-have-no-idea-and-often-dont-know-until-after/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-a-six-year-span-the-average-cost-for-healthcare-went-up-nearly-50-in-oregon-weve-seen-a-lot-of-consolidation-within-the-health-care-system-and-prices-generally-go-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/when-the-only-hospital-in-a-small-central-wyoming-city-stopped-delivering-babies-and-cut-back-on-surgeries-local-residents-sought-to-start-their-own-lifepoint-health-inc-backed-by-apollo-global-ma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/according-to-a-report-by-patientrightsadvocate-org-pra-just-63-of-hospitals-in-nebraska-are-fully-complying-with-the-rule-which-took-effect-over-3-years-ago/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/but-the-inside-of-this-for-profit-safety-net-our-lady-of-fatima-hospital-owned-by-prospect-medical-holdings-is-riddled-with-hazards-including-bedbug-infestations-cockroaches-mice-and-other-proble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/shore-health-billed-medicare-for-outpatient-services-furnished-at-its-non-hospital-facilities-as-though-the-services-had-been-provided-at-one-of-its-hospitals-causing-medicare-to-overpay-shore-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/corewells-former-spectrum-hospitals-the-system-completed-its-merger-with-beaumont-in-february-2022-charges-private-payers-307-more-than-the-medicare-rate-but-only-needs-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/less-than-20-of-hospitals-in-tennessee-are-fully-compliant-with-the-cms-price-transparency-rule-that-went-into-effect-on-january-1-2021/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/nine-hospitals-in-south-carolina-are-not-fully-complying-with-a-federal-law-requiring-price-transparency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:30:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/alaskas-per-capita-expenditures-on-hospital-care-are-50-higher-than-the-national-average-and-80-higher-for-physician-and-clinical-services/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/experts-and-healthcare-advocates-say-hospitals-arent-great-at-connecting-people-who-are-eligible-for-charity-care-with-the-assistance-and-theres-little-enforcement-from-the-governme/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T15:33:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/only-41-of-new-jerseys-hospitals-fully-comply-with-federal-hospital-price-transparency-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/last-year-hca-announced-it-was-shutting-down-the-labor-and-delivery-unit-at-frisbie-memorial-hospital-after-pledging-to-keep-that-service-open-when-it-bought-the-rochester-hospital-two-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-july-report-found-only-six-of-the-23-kansas-hospitals-used-in-the-study-fully-comply-with-the-hospital-price-transparency-rule-that-went-into-effect-jan-1-2021/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/at-the-epicenter-of-maines-high-prices-is-the-consolidation-by-mainehealth-the-largest-health-system-in-the-state-mainehealth-a-tax-exempt-not-for-profit-hospital-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-addition-inspectors-reviewed-video-of-an-incident-at-clive-behavioral-health-hospital-in-which-a-patient-was-dragged-from-their-room-down-a-hallway-and-into-a-seclusion-room/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:34:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-late-2021-clive-behavioral-health-hospital-was-cited-for-12-regulatory-violations-and-was-deemed-to-have-placed-patients-in-immediate-jeopardy-during-that-inspection-it-was-discovered-that-the-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:34:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-new-study-suggests-that-commercial-hospital-prices-in-indiana-are-the-eighth-highest-in-the-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-10563-49-in-initial-er-charges-from-a-froedtert-south-hospital-in-pleasant-prairie-wisconsin-seemed-high-considering-he-basically-got-only-an-exam-x-rays-pain-relief-and-an-arm-splint-his/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/northeast-medical-group-and-ynhh-allegedly-submitted-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-of-claims-to-government-health-care-programs-at-rates-they-knew-or-should-have-known-they-were-not-owed-y/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/three-hospitals-in-monterey-county-community-hospital-of-the-monterey-peninsula-natividad-medical-center-and-mee-memorial-healthcare-system-are-in-the-top-10-of-highest-priced-hos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T14:08:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-denver-most-independent-physician-practices-have-been-purchased-or-become-affiliated-with-hospital-systems-this-is-true-in-colorado-springs-as-well-where-very-few-independent-practices-remain-m/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-january-2019-poll-reported-that-4-in-10-mississippians-have-received-or-have-a-family-member-who-received-a-surprise-medical-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/at-avera-health-a-major-hospital-system-in-south-dakota-charity-care-was-roughly-half-of-1-of-patient-revenue-across-all-its-18-hospitals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T13:37:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/more-than-70-of-the-1000-physicians-practicing-in-el-paso-county-work-for-hospitals-unitedhealth-or-a-private-equity-funded-group/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/northwell-health-new-yorks-largest-healthcare-system-says-it-is-launching-northwell-studios-a-new-production-company-that-is-developing-scripted-and-unscripted-film-and-tv-content-that-will-lever/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/alabama-woman-said-she-wished-her-husband-had-let-her-die-after-the-hospital-where-she-received-an-emergency-appendectomy-sued-the-couple-over-a-bill-for-more-than-30000/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T20:42:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/he-was-billed-2169-by-dignity-health-arizona-general-hospital-after-the-jan-9-visit-of-less-than-90-minutes-and-a-prescription-for-the-antiviral-flu-drug-tamiflu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/i-learned-the-hard-way-that-having-insurance-doesnt-necessarily-protect-you-from-medical-debt-when-i-got-a-bill-for-48410/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/hospital-services-accounted-for-the-greatest-share-of-2022s-total-health-care-spending-with-outpatient-spending-increasing-5-from-2021-and-inpatient-spending-declining-1-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T20:38:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/montana-hospital-merger-could-bring-more-services-higher-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:35:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/findings-in-the-report-show-only-7-of-the-63-hospitals-surveyed-in-the-silver-state-to-be-compliant-with-federal-transparency-requirements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T18:17:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-radiology-charge-from-northshore-university-healthsystem-for-the-ankle-and-wrist-x-rays-was-1168-a-price-that-seemed-way-out-of-range-for-something-that-usually-costs-around-100-for-each-x-ray/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/alta-vista-regional-medical-center-charged-a-patient-40000-for-an-hour-and-a-half-visit-to-the-facility-and-never-being-admitted-to-the-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/ny-union-president-as-the-cost-of-healthcare-has-gone-up-our-members-wages-are-squeezed-with-other-benefits-as-well-when-we-dove-into-the-cause-of-this-we-discovered-that-hospital-pri/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-patient-rights-advocate-group-found-that-this-is-just-one-of-about-40-hospitals-in-north-and-south-carolina-not-in-compliance-with-hospital-price-transparency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/north-carolina-hospitals-levy-massive-price-markups-of-up-to-1120-on-routine-care-and-basic-services-with-the-most-expensive-subset-of-hospitals-charging-commercially-insured-patients-as-much-as-16/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:31:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-2023-for-example-a-patient-with-a-brain-bleed-was-transported-to-missions-emergency-department-by-ambulance-and-waited-80-minutes-for-a-bed-a-patient-with-a-broken-neck-had-to-wait-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:34:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/per-capita-hospital-expenses-in-north-dakota-were-the-highest-in-the-nation-in-2017-and-the-growth-rate-of-about-10-per-year-since-2010-was-among-the-nations-highest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T17:57:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-ohio-state-wexner-medical-center-continues-to-move-forward-with-a-1-9-billion-1-9-million-square-foot-inpatient-hospital-expected-to-open-in-2026/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:36:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/each-woman-said-they-received-a-surprise-bill-in-the-mail-after-they-gave-birth-or-received-emergency-care-at-henrico-doctors-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:36:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-university-of-texas-md-anderson-cancer-center-is-disrupting-care-for-three-dozen-patients-sickened-while-responding-to-the-sept-11-2001-terrorist-attack-over-a-payment-dispute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T17:46:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-new-report-from-patient-rights-advocate-pra-a-nonprofit-devoted-to-hospital-price-transparency-highlights-what-it-views-as-a-considerable-lack-of-compliance-among-texas-hospitals-with-the-hospit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-report-compiled-data-from-hospitals-from-across-the-country-from-2020-to-2022-finding-patients-from-wisconsin-paid-more-than-three-times-the-medicare-rate-the-fifth-highest-in-the-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-average-wait-time-for-putnam-county-ems-at-camc-general-hospital-last-year-was-32-minutes-but-about-20-of-transports-ambulances-were-waiting-longer-than-60-minutes-and-about-2-waited-more-than-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:34:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-third-of-utah-hospitals-are-not-complying-with-hospital-price-transparency-laws/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-this-oklahoma-town-most-everyone-knows-someone-whos-been-sued-by-the-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T17:21:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-approved-implant-unapproved-139k-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-02T20:08:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/mcalester-regional-has-made-a-name-for-itself/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-05T18:18:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-rural-patients-will-benefit-under-site-neutral/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-05T18:17:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/washington-post-site-neutral-payments-could-save-medicare-billions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-05T18:18:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-lower-costs-more-transparency-act-lowers-costs-for-rural-seniors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-05T18:17:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/manatee-county-hospital-cuts-indigent-and-uninsured-patient-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/report-underserved-communities-disproportionately-affected-by-facility-fees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/you-can-thank-private-equity-for-that-enormous-doctors-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T20:33:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/washingtons-uneven-hospital-landscape-how-price-levels-vary-statewide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-pennslyvania-what-do-medical-procedures-cost-most-pa-hospitals-arent-following-price-transparency-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/matching-competition-policy-in-the-u-s-healthcare-industry-to-address-a-new-generation-of-challenges-in-provider-markets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-missouri-advocacy-group-says-pricing-at-kansas-city-hospitals-isnt-clear-for-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T18:59:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/hospitals-charge-more-in-facility-fees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-08T19:00:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-new-jersey-the-battle-over-nj-hospital-prices-will-more-transparency-lead-to-lower-bills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T19:00:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-washington-providence-to-pay-157m-after-unlawful-charges-to-low-income-washington-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-27T19:00:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-broken-promises-in-appalachia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-30T19:49:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-inflated-hospital-prices-fly-high-in-north-carolina/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-30T19:48:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-hospital-consolidation-leads-to-higher-healthcare-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-30T19:47:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/spotlight-nonprofit-hospitals-not-providing-charity-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-30T19:33:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/629-bill-for-a-1-year-old-to-receive-a-band-aid-a-722-50-charge-for-every-push-of-medicine-through-an-iv-a-17850-bill-for-a-single-drug-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-07T19:56:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/sherrie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-07T19:55:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/when-care-was-delivered-in-systems-the-prices-paid-were-12-to-26-higher-for-physician-services-and-31-higher-for-hospital-services-compared-to-non-system-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-07T19:55:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/hospitalwatch/spotlight/research-from-the-california-attorney-general-shows-people-in-northern-california-pay-thousands-of-dollars-more-for-certain-hospital-procedures-than-those-in-the-southern-part-of-the-state-hospital-c/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-07T19:53:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/research-from-the-california-attorney-general-shows-people-in-northern-california-pay-thousands-of-dollars-more-for-certain-hospital-procedures-than-those-in-the-southern-part-of-the-state-hospital-c/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-24T20:40:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/gallbladder-surgery-might-cost-a-commercially-insured-patient-1418-04-at-one-hospital-or-as-much-as-13469-for-the-surgery-at-another-leaving-a-price-difference-of-850/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/the-most-expensive-hospitals-charge-up-to-12-times-more-than-affordable-hospitals-ask-patients-to-pay-for-a-simple-urinalysis-hospitals-also-inflated-their-1167-23-median-commercial-price-for-a-ct/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:32:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-georgia-woman-spent-seven-hours-waiting-for-emergency-room-staff-at-emory-decatur-hospital-er-to-check-out-her-head-injury-and-left-before-receiving-any-treatment-but-the-real-headache-began-when/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/in-2021-childrens-hospital-of-philadelphia-delivered-a-record-7-7-million-pay-package-the-facilitys-ceo-despite-the-coronavirus-pandemic-wreaking-havoc-on-the-healthcare-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/a-woman-was-billed-809-by-a-ucla-affiliated-clinic-for-a-plastic-boot-for-her-broken-foot-she-found-the-exact-same-boot-on-amazon-for-80-which-is-to-say-she-was-being-charged-a-nearly-1000-marku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/mcalester-regional-health-center-tacked-on-193-for-a-room-charge-nearly-doubling-the-patients-original-bill-for-a-checkup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/arkansas-hospital-sued-thousands-of-patients-over-medical-bills-during-the-pandemic-including-hundreds-of-its-own-employees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-25T20:33:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://hospitalwatch.com/billing_story/according-to-federal-data-from-2020-the-most-recent-year-available-new-yorks-per-capita-hospital-spending-was-43-percent-above-the-national-norm-a-2022-report-by-the-32bj-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-26T13:15:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
</urlset>
<!-- Sitemap is served from cache -->
