Hospital prices, not insurance rates, may be cause of increased cost strain on consumers, Rice Baker Institute report says
June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024
HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release:
The gap between health insurance costs and workers' wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
In the Health Affairs . . .
The gap between health insurance costs and workers' wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
In the Health Affairs . . .