While it’s easy to blame health insurance companies for ballooning health costs, there are plenty of questions regarding the role hospitals play in raising prices.


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2025-01-21 00:22:21">January 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM EST</time>

While it’s easy to blame health insurance companies for ballooning health costs, there are plenty of questions regarding the role hospitals play in raising prices.{ai:summary}<p>Health insurance companies are often blamed for rising healthcare costs, but hospitals also significantly contribute to price increases. Questions remain about the extent of hospitals' roles in escalating expenses for patients.</p><p>#health</p>

Millard: Are hospitals the real high-cost villains?

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