The increase — Gundersen’s lowest in 17 years — is scheduled to take effect next month, according to the report.
Gundersen indicated that it is able to raise rates by that amount because it has reduced waste, become more efficient, done conservation measures and participated in community partnerships, according to the report.
The health system’s CFO, Michael Allen, told the La Crosse Tribune that once Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates, along with lower costs to commercial insurers and private payers, are factored in, the net increase will end up being 2 percent.
“We are taking every measure possible to keep the increases down. It is front and center and middle to maintain health care at lower costs,” Mr. Allen said in the report.
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