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Will Consumers Cross the Cost-and-Trust Chasm Between Prescription Drugs and Hospitals?

Health Populi

In the words of NPR, “Hospitals are the largest individual contributor to health care costs in the U.S… … over a trillion dollars a year,” which is about one-third of national health spending. Between 2007 and 2014, hospital prices grew 42%. “The cost of hospital services has been exploding.