Health Equity

How Much Does a C-Section Cost? At One Hospital, Anywhere From $6,241 to $60,584

Abstract: New federally mandated disclosures by California’s Sutter Health illustrate the wide disparity in healthcare rates negotiated by insurers.

Publication: The Wall Street Journal

Date Published: February 11, 2021

Author(s): Anna Wilde Mathews, Tom McGinty and Melanie Evans

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