Fraud, waste and abuse remains rampant in the U.S. healthcare system, according to trends detailed in a new report published by market research firm Trilliant Health .

Many of the trends uncovered in the report have to do with opaque payment practices. These practices contribute to widespread, often unexplained disparities in what hospitals and clinicians are paid for the same care — and some providers and health plans are quietly getting paid far more than others for the exact same services.

Understanding who gets paid what — and why — is crucial to tackling inefficiencies and inequities that pervade throughout the healthcare system, the report stated.

It revealed that academic medical centers often negotiate higher payment rates than safety net hospitals. For example, commercial n

See Full Page