Hospital Prices Post-COVID-19: Troubling Trends From California

Forefront Group 2026 Dataset

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Authors: Glenn A. Melnick
DOI: 10.1377/forefront.20260106.16070
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Abstract

Taken together, emerging post-COVID pattern of rapid commercial hospital price growth, lags in data availability, and rising public affordability concerns highlight the urgency of modernizing health care data infrastructure so that policymakers can effectively manage health care affordability.

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Journal / source
Forefront Group
Publication date
8 January 2026
Document type
Dataset