Hospital- and county-level characteristics explain geographic variability in prices of cancer-related procedures: Implications for policy and interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare costs in the U.S. are high and variable, which can hinder access and impact health outcomes across communities. This study examined hospital- and county-level characteristics to identify factors that explain geographic variation in prices for four cancer-related procedures.

Methods

Data sources included Turquoise Health, which compiles publicly-available price data from U.S. hospitals. We examined list prices for four procedures: abdominal ultrasound, diagnostic colonoscopy, brain MRI, and pelvis CT scan, which we linked to characteristics of hospitals (e.g., number of beds) and counties (e.g., metropolitan status). We used multilevel linear regression models to assess multivariable relationships between prices and hospital- and county-level characteris

SUBMITTER: Moss JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10807617 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature