Class 16: Introduction to Hospital Pricing

Objectives

• Understand the history and evolution of hospital care in the U.S.
• Link historical patterns of U.S. hospital care to current issues
• Define and explain the differences between hospital prices, charges, and costs
• Understand variation in hospital pricing and investigate price variation with the Health Care Pricing Project materials

Activities

• Discussion of “what is a hospital’s price”
• Case study of Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, IN