The rising costs of health services and drugs are leading more Americans to put off care for longer. Some experts blame hospitals and their ability to set prices. But hospitals and industry groups say rising prices are the result of low reimbursements from insurance companies.
The Chesapeake health system first embarked to try for the open-heart surgery facility half a decade ago and even had to be ruled on by the Supreme Court.
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