Academic Mentions

Cost of physical therapy varies widely from state-to-state

A new Yale study examines cost variation for physical therapy across the United States.
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Trends in Hospital Pricing for Vulnerable Emergency Department Users, 2021-2023

Self-pay emergency department prices rose significantly from 2021 to 2023, especially at for-profit and system-affiliated hospitals, highlighting growing affordability challenges for uninsured and underinsured patients.
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The Price of Prophylactic Fixation of the Humerus: A Nationwide Analysis of Negotiated Payor Rates

The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with variations in negotiated payor rates for prophylactic fixation of the proximal humerus.
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Commercial Price Variation for 11 Outpatient-Based Psychiatric Services

Prices for outpatient medical services in the US have increased over the past decade1 and represent a significant barrier to care, particularly for patients requiring psychiatric services.
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Transparency, Repricing, and Price Convergence in Cancer Care

Cancer imposes a significant economic burden on the US healthcare system and its patients. We quantified changes in price levels and variation for oncologic services after federal price transparency regulations and evaluated whether the prevalence and granularity of disclosures were associated with these changes.
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Inpatient Prices In Medicare Advantage Vary Modestly Across And Within Hospitals

Health Affairs
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Revisiting Price Transparency at Texas Medical Center Hospitals

Baker Institute for Public Policy (Rice University)
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UnitedHealthcare reimburses its Optum providers at a 17% premium, study finds

HealthExec
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The Impact of Health Policy on Total Ankle Arthroplasty Prices in the United States

PubMed (J Am Acad Orthop Surg)
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Prostate MRI Without Contrast: Opportunity to Reduce Financial Toxicity and Improve Access for Patients With Prostate Cancer

ScienceDirect
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Counting the Cost of Pins and Needles: A Case Study of Paresthesias and the Cost of Healthcare in the United States

Cureus
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Trauma Activation Fees Vary Widely Across US Trauma Centers

Health Affairs
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Cross-Validation of Insurer and Hospital Price Transparency Data

The American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC)
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The impact of political partisanship, certificate of need, Medicaid expansion, and area deprivation index on total shoulder arthroplasty prices in the United States

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
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Inpatient Heart Failure Pricing in the US

JACC (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)
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Hospital- and county-level characteristics explain geographic variability in prices of cancer-related procedures: Implications for policy and interventions

PMC (Cancer Medicine)
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Hospital Prices in Medicaid Managed Care

JAMA Network Open
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Price transparency of prostate cancer care in the United States: An analysis of pricing and disclosure following the centers for medicare and medicaid mandate

Nature (Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases)
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