Hospital costs have grown following the growth of private and public insurance. Describe other factors that could account for some of the growth. The headline of an August 21, 2005 article in the New...

Hospital costs have grown following the growth of private and public insurance. Describe other factors that

could account for some of the growth.

The headline of an August 21, 2005 article in the New York

Times was “It’s the Simple Things, but Some Hospitals Don’t

Do Them.” Use the “Quality of Care” section to discuss and

explain why hospitals may fail to provide some simple and

effective life-saving procedures.