Hospital Posturing on Finances Obscures Grave Crisis of Health Care Affordability < PBGH
It’s true many smaller hospitals serving rural and disadvantaged populations are suffering post-pandemic financial hardship, and targeted policy solutions are essential to ensure their sustainability. But for the country’s larger health systems, the situation is hardly as bleak as advertised.
October 16, 2023 Hospital Posturing on Finances Obscures Grave Crisis of Health Care Affordability Tweet Share on LinkedIn Email Print TOPLINES Hospital prices alone have soared 600% since 1990 and hospital services now represent the largest share of total health care costs at about 37% of the total for privately insured Americans. Tweet Email For many Americans, health care costs have become prohibitive. Nearly half of Americans say they’ve avoided getting health care services because of cost worries and nearly two-thirds of personal bankruptcies have been linked to medical expenses. Tweet Em
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