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Montana hospital prices among highest in national study

August 26, 2019 /

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If you have private health insurance and go to the hospital in Montana, you’ll pay an average of 2.77 times what Medicare pays, says a new study by the Rand Corp. — one of the highest markups of the 25 states in the study.

The study of hospital pricing for privately insured patients said in all 25 states, these patients paid an average of 2.4 times what the government-insurance plan Medicare pays, for the same procedures.

A state lawmaker who’s tried unsuccessfully to pass bills regulating hospitals and hospital prices in Montana told MTN News he’s not surprised by the study results.

 

By Mike Dennison/MTN News


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