Hospital Preferred Providers

Evidence of the crippling effect of the hospital preferred provider system comes from the Times Business News (December 4 2000), which indicates that

"Insurers networks have crippled the charity hospital sector"... "Many voluntary charitable hospitals have experienced a sizeable loss of referrals due to exclusion"
The Times, 4 December 2000

Consultants should insist on taking patients to hospitals that are suitable and appropriate for the clinical needs of the patient.

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