A Health Podyssey: Caitlin Carroll on Hospital Closures Ultimately Causing Higher Prices

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Health Affairs' Senior Deputy Editor Rob Lott interviews Caitlin Carroll of the University of Minnesota to discuss her recent paper that explores how rural hospital closures led to an increase in prices for nearby remaining hospitals.

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