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America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary to Newsweek: Medicare's Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors
September 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:

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Medicare's Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors

By: Bobby Jindal

Charlie Katebi

Originally published by Newsweek

Medicare pays hospital-owned clinics up to 670 percent more than independent physician offices for the exact same care.

In early July, the Department of Health and Human Services (HH . . .

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