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Hospital Prices Posted. Few Patients Look.

Federal rules require hospitals to post prices so patients can shop. Instead, insurers and providers use the data to negotiate what they get paid.

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  • Darius Tahir

  • February 17, 2026

  • 7 min

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Top Institutions in Family Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Yale University
    Yale University

    New Haven, CT

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Economics
    • Health Policy
    • Public Health

  • #2

    Harvard University
    Harvard University

    Cambridge, MA

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Policy
    • Health Economics
    • Public Health

  • #3

    University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Economics
    • Public Policy
    • Health Services Research

  • #4

    Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Health Policy
    • Health Economics
    • Public Health

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Hospital Prices Posted. Few Patients Look.

  • by Darius Tahir

  • February 17, 2026

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