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Hospital sticker prices mapped (Medicare chargemaster data)
- anigbrowl 13y agoNotwithstanding that the most expensive hospitals are presumably on the cutting edge of medicine, you have to wonder whether they're actually 20-30 times better than the cheapest ones. It would be interesting to see this data cross-referenced with property values and average salary data.
- ank2013 13y agoGood point. Teaching hospitals probably get more complex cases, so that is a nuance that should be considered as well. It would also be neat to see how outcomes relate to obesity scores for the area, walkability, crime, etc. We did not find find coorelation between outcome and price. If you click on the hospital icons, the second and third tabs show some aggregate outcomes measures.
- rodlevy 13y agoFor the 50+ million uninsured, these hospital 'sticker' prices can be disastrous