For instance, one hospital in Illinois changed the amount it charged patients for naloxone from $2 in 2013 to $165 in 2014 — a year-over-year jump of 8,150 percent. Although this hospital represents the largest spike recorded in the Hospital Pricing Specialists report, the average year-over-year increase across the country is still substantial.
Here are the areas with the largest year-over-year price increase for the antidote, according to the report.
1. Mississippi — 288 percent
2. Alaska — 256 percent
3. Washington, D.C. — 227 percent
4. Arkansas — 188 percent
5. Vermont — 165 percent
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