Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs

By Peter Whoriskey KFF Health News More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices charged have […] The post Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up…