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

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Crago filed a complaint with the state’s Consumer Protection Division accusing Mission Health of excessive pricing when she needed knee surgery. " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Mission-Hospital06-web-scaled.webp?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1" /> By Peter Whoriskey KFF Health News 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. While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices charged have […] The post Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs appeared first on North Carolina Health News .

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