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Association Between Hospital Monopoly Status, Patient Socioeconomic Disadvantage, and Total Joint Arthroplasty Price Disclosure. (J Am Acad Orthop Surg)
Summary: This study found that hospitals in an area of higher socioeconomic disadvantage were more likely to disclose prices of total joint arthroplasty. However, hospitals that were considered monopolies or were for-profit were less likely to disclose prices.
When accounting for both socioeconomic status and monopoly status, hospitals with patients who had a higher socioeconomic disadvantage were more likely to disclose costs for a total joint arthroplasty, whereas for-profit hospitals or hospitals considered monopolies in
their Health Service Area were less likely to disclose prices.
This has important implications for Medicaid as it suggests that certain hospitals may be less willing to disclose prices to patients with lower socioeconomic status, further exacerbating healthcare disparities.
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