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A new study says you’ll pay a lot more for standard blood tests, cancer screening and other services if its through a hospital as opposed to an ambulatory clinics and independent doctors.<\/p>\n

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The study of autoworker health-plan spending across 18 cities in 2011 found huge price differences for tests and medical procedures like blood cholesterol level checks, colonoscopies and physical therapy.<\/p>\n

Hospitals with more market clout may be using leverage to set higher prices. \u201cWe believe that a large part of the difference in the pricing is the fact that the hospitals can get away with charging higher prices,\u201d said James Reschovsky, a senior fellow with Mathematica Policy Research and co-author of the study.<\/p>\n

Community clinics and independent doctors often don’t have as much (or any) leverage, so their prices vary less. \u201cThey are somewhat at the mercy of what the health plan is willing to pay,\u201d Reschovsky said.<\/p>\n

Hospital outpatient prices, on average, were 52% higher than community prices for knee MRIs and ranged from $1,518 at the top to $513 at the bottom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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