Hospital Price Markup and Outcomes of Major Elective Operations
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Published in JAMA Surgery · View the paper (DOI)
Research at UCLA Health Sciences found that high-markup hospitals charge up to 17 times the true cost of care, resulting in poorer patient outcomes, including higher complication and readmission rates. Patients treated at these hospitals often experience financial toxicity or medical bankruptcy.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- “High-markup” hospitals are overwhelmingly for-profit, located in large metropolitan areas and have the worst patient outcomes University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences · Sep 24, 2025 · first to report
- Hospital price markup and outcomes of major elective operations JAMA Network · Sep 24, 2025