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Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs

Serif Health data shows some hospitals charge more than twice as much for the same knee surgery when local competition is limited.

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Last year alone, hospital and health systems announced 46 mergers and acquisitions.

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Same knee surgery, twice the price

More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide.

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Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs

Last year alone, hospital and health systems announced 46 mergers and acquisitions.

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The Record broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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