To demystify hospital pricing, RAND researchers conducted multiple rounds of analysis:
- Pilot (Round 1): Examined hospital prices in Indiana
- Round 2: Expanded to an analysis of hospital prices in 25 states
- Round 3: Expanded to include price data from hospitals in all states (except Maryland), including claims data from 6 All-Payer Claims Databases (APCDs)
- Round 4: Further expansion to include price data from additional hospitals, including claims data from 11 APCDs, as well as comparisons to ambulatory surgical center (ASC) prices
- Round 5: Further expansion to include price data from 12 APCDs, as well as prices for medications infused in a physician office setting.
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