RAND Study Finds Houston Employers Pay Hospitals 237% More Than Medicare Would Pay for Same Service

In the Houston market, the prices paid to hospitals for privately insured patients by employers averaged 237% more than what Medicare would have paid. This is among the findings of a new study published by the RAND Corporation that examined a large sample of employers and private insurers across 49 states and the District of Columbia and more than 3,000 hospitals nationwide.

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