C-Sections at $55,000 Show New York Hospital Prices Are Too High, Union Says
- NYC-based fund spends $1.3 billion a year, urges system revamp
- Costs for similar care vary widely in the same health markets
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A union health fund is urging New York leaders to rein in high prices at private hospitals in a new report that reveals how costs for similar services can vary vastly among medical facilities in the same market.
The 32BJ Health Fund, which covers unionized building workers in 11 states and Washington D.C., said it will spend about $1.3 billion on medical claims this year on behalf of 200,000 members. More than half of that will go to hospitals.