Monday, July 24, 2017

Healthcare Costs per Procedure Vary Dramatically based on Hospital and Insurance Coverage

Dramatic differences in cost of specific procedures from different hospitals based on whether one has insurance or not. The State of Maryland is apparently the only state in the country which has a law making it mandatory for all hospitals to charge the same price for a given procedure.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/hospital-prices-cost-differences_n_3232678.html

https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/index.html

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