Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Growth in hospital prices outpaces inflation rate

The prices that hospitals charge for common procedures increased by more than 10% between 2011 and 2013, CMS data show. The growth was more than twice the rate of inflation. The data also show that some 950,000 doctors and health care providers received $90 billion in Medicare payments. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)

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