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Hospital prices tripled from 2000–2023, and roughly one-third of 1,331 system mergers occurred in markets where reduced competition would be expected to increase pricing power.

Expanded health systems pushing for higher reimbursements and insurer profit pressures add to CT's healthcare costs.

There’s plenty of blame to go around when it comes to the high cost of healthcare in the United States, but the leading driver often skates by with

Dark matter revealed?

Prices at hospitals have grown faster than prices in virtually any other sector of the economy.

If you get a hip replaced in the United States and you’re covered by private health insurance, the hospital invoice will come close to $30,000. Got Medicare? The bill drops to around $16,000.

Becker’s also spoke with Zack Cooper, PhD, an associate professor of public health and economics at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University. He said premiums for a family of four with employer-sponsored health insurance are about $27,000 per year.

We are directing our anger at the part of the system that is most visible and frustrating (insurers’ restrictions on care) while ignoring the part of the health system that is most responsible for high costs and economic pain: hospital prices.

Our Austin sister station takes a look at lawmakers tackling the issue of healthcare affordability