I'm not sure about the cost impact of that, but I think pricing in the US is more based on what hospitals can get away with in negotiations with insurers, and l

I'm not sure about the cost impact of that, but I think pricing in the US is more based on what hospitals can get away with in negotiations with insurers, and less based on cost. So if hospitals decreased their operating costs, but they were still able to negotiate high prices with payers because they have market power, then that would just result in higher hospital profits. Just speculating though