In The News

Hospital stays cost more in Northern California than Southern California
Los Angeles Times
March 6, 2011
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hospital-cost-20110306,0,1549848.story
Hospital Clout Spurs Higher California Health Costs
Bloomberg
Feb 25, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aU1afVtZatSg
Why Baby Costs Less Down the Road in Silicon Valley
Bloomberg
Aug 20, 2010
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-20/hospital-monopolies-ruin-mri-bill-as-sutter-gets-price-it-wants.html
Surgical Equipment Price a Shocker
CNN.com Health blog
Aug 27, 2010
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/27/surgical-equipment-price-a-shocker/
U.S. Health Care Costs Part VII: Reining In Doctors Who Cost Too Much
New York Times Economix Blog
November 14, 2008
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/us-health-care-costs-part-vii-reining-in-doctors-who-cost-too-much/?gwh=C8261E4DADB9CBA631A3A38F55479A5B
EXPLAINING HEALTH CARE REFORM: How Do Health Care Costs Vary By Region?
Kaiser Family Foundation
December 2009
http://www.kff.org/healthreform/upload/8030.pdf
The Cost Conundrum: What a Texas town can teach us about health care.
The New Yorker
June 1, 2009
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/06/01/090601fa_fact_gawande