New Study on ER Cash Prices Published in Health Affairs

Cash Prices for Emergency Room Facility Fees Vary with Hospital and Regional Characteristics

The cash prices for emergency room (ER) facility fees are associated with various hospital and regional characteristics, new research from The Hilltop Institute at UMBC shows. The study—conducted by Principal Data Scientist Morgan Henderson, PhD, and Policy Analyst Morgane Mouslim, ScM, DVM, and published in the July issue of Health Affairs—uses newly released standard charge data, now available because of a 2021 hospital price transparency regulation mandating that almost all hospitals across the country disclose previously confidential data on the prices that they charge for the items and services they provide.

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