The data show that hospitals are the most expensive component of America’s healthcare system. And they’re growing more expensive by the day. Competition and price transparency have the power to arrest that trend.
When asked to account for the skyrocketing cost of health coverage before two House committees last Thursday, the chief executives of five of America’s largest health insurance companies pointed fingers.
Don’t look at us, they said. Look at hospitals and drugmakers.
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In the rush to hold insurers to account, don’t forget about hospitals
Sally C. Pipes
The data show that hospitals are the most expensive component of America’s healthcare system. And they’re growing more expensive by the day. Competition and price transparency have the power to arrest that trend.
When asked to account for the skyrocketing cost of health coverage before two House committees last Thursday, the chief executives of five of America’s largest health insurance companies pointed fingers.
Don’t look at us, they said. Look at hospitals and drugmakers.
Read the op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.