Limits on admitting and length of stay

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I heard someone the other day tell me that when they were in the US a few years back now the decision about admission to hospital tended to be limited by the insurance a patient had rather than whether or not they needed to be admitted. Is this true, it sounds bizarre? They were also suggesting that insurance companies impose limits on the amount of care you can get i.e. 35 days in your lifetime fro hospitalisation with BPAD. Is this still the case?
Any info on the current 'state of play' would be interesting, thanks.
 
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