Prescription drugs are a major source of expenditure for patients in Ireland. High prices can lead to cost-related non-adherence and adverse health outcomes. Researchers at Trinity College and RCSI ...

Commercial pricing varies considerably for general surgery services, with facility prices exhibiting greater variability, according to a research letter published online June 25 in JAMA Network Open.

Although some price variation is to be expected between large cities and rural areas, "extreme" price differences sometimes existed within the same market. The costs for knee and hip replacements—the ...

Differences in prices for consumer goods and services across states have been increasing since the early 2010s. Those differences accelerated during the pandemic and the subsequent inflation surge.

Low-value care is a major source of health care inefficiency in the US. Our analysis of 2009–19 administrative claims data from OptumLabs Data Warehouse found that low-value care and associated ...

Healthcare prices typically rise faster than inflation, but 2023 may have bucked that trend. The cost of shoppable medical services at hospitals increased 2% in the first three quarters of the year, ...

A new analysis of price transparency data reveals massive and often irrational variations in payer rates, arming providers with powerful new leverage for contract negotiations. Newly available health ...