What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We’re starting to see the effects

Is your hospital under the same corporate roof as your health insurance company? Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Historically, hospitals have provided care for people, while separate insurers have paid for that care. During the past two decades, however, this arrangement has changed. Today, nearly 1 in 3 hospitals also own insurance plans – putting them on both sides of the transaction. Sometimes referred to as “payviders,” these hospitals decide when and how to…