Patients, even those with employer-sponsored health plans, may face another condition after they are discharged from a hospital stay — acute sticker shock. Out-of-pocket hospitalization costs rose 37 percent from 2009 to 2013, with the average patient paying more than $1,000 per hospital visit,...

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