The report, published in the American Journal of Managed Care, said price increases in the health insurance industry are in response to hospitals’ hikes, which are driven in part by consolidations in the industry, according to the report.
Hospital prices in New York, Texas, Tennessee and Pennsylvania rose even higher than the average, according to the report.
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