Leemore Dafny on Hospital Prices, Markets, and Antitrust Regulations - Leemore Dafny

September 14, 2021, Audio: "The US government reports that the total spending on hospital care in 2019 was almost $1.2 trillion. High and highly variable hospital prices have been in the news recently in part due to new information made available under the price transparency rules implemented by the Trump administration.  Competitive markets are supposed to constrain prices, but in much of the US, there's little competition among hospitals and consolidation throughout the healthcare sector has contributed to that consolidation. The result is a number of proposals to regulate health care prices in general and for hospital prices in particular. "

HKS Author - Leemore Dafny