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Hospitals Requiring Patients to Pay Up Front as Deductibles Rise
Bloomberg Link to more items from this source
Oct. 16, 2013

"Many of the plans offered through the [ACA]'s insurance exchanges have low initial premiums to attract customers, while carrying significant deductibles and other out-of-pocket cost sharing.... Hospitals say they need to charge patients prior to treatment because Americans are increasingly on the hook for more of their own medical costs. And once care is provided, it's often difficult for hospitals to collect."

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