Reining In Hospital Costs




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Summary: Hospital costs are rising fast. Connecticut and New York legislators say they’re trying to regulate the culprits, like prescription drug and out-of-network service prices. We’ll discuss why hospital care is so expensive, and what’s being done about it, with guests: Phil Boyle, New York senator, R-Bay Shore Bill Hammond, director of healthy policy, Empire Center Walter Markowitz, Ed.D., assistant professor of health professions, Hofstra University Nancy Peppard, Ph.D., forensic gerontologist and