Ascension Wisconsin is repeating its price-increase decisions of a year ago by increasing list prices for room and board at its southeast Wisconsin hospitals an average of 4.6% starting July 1, the Milwaukee Business Journal reports.
The increase will help cover the rising cost of care due to inflation, which climbed above 8 percent in April, an Ascension Wisconsin spokesperson said. Price notice increases at the hospitals also cited reduced reimbursement rates from government programs and expenses related to bad debt and charity care. Read more.
