UW think tank finds in-state hospital prices ‘substantially higher’ than in Illinois

Prices across dozens of hospitals in Wisconsin were “consistently and substantially higher” than prices for the same services in Illinois, a report from a UW-Madison think tank found.  The Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy recently issued a report comparing prices between 70 hospitals in Illinois and 60 in Wisconsin based on commercial negotiated-rate data.  It covers dozens of hea...