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Hospitals Are Adding Billions in ‘Facility’ Fees for Routine Care
Tim Ebel’s visit with an ear‚ nose and throat specialist at an Ohio clinic last October came to $348. At the same time‚ he got a second bill for $645.Â
The hospital system that owns the Avon‚ Ohio‚ clinic had charged him separately for use of the office where he met his physician. It is what is known as a facility fee‚ which included overhead for the system’s hospitals though Ebel hadn’t set foot in one.Â
His wife‚Â Kelly Ebel‚ tried to get the system‚ University Hospitals‚...