Hospital Cost Gaps Puzzle Employers Armed With New Rate Data (1)

Health plans obligated to pay reasonable costs for workers’ care are grappling with wide price ranges in newly disclosed hospital data, which shows some employers pay thousands of dollars more for the same services in the same facility.

For instance, employer plans with at least 10,000 members paid prices varying from more than $5,500 to less than $1,000 for a common gastrointestinal procedure at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., according to March 2024 data compiled for Bloomberg Law by Turquoise Health, a price transparency platform that works with health-care industry stakeholders and consumers.

Palm Beach ...