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In Need of a New Hip, But Priced Out of the U.S.
The New York Times; subscription may be required Link to more items from this source
Aug. 5, 2013
"As the United States struggles to rein in its growing $2.7 trillion health care bill, the cost of medical devices like joint implants, pacemakers and artificial urinary valves offers a cautionary tale. Like many medical products or procedures, they cost far more in the United States than in many other developed countries. Makers of artificial implants -- the biggest single cost of most joint replacement surgeries -- have proved particularly adept at commanding inflated prices, according to health economists. Multiple intermediaries then mark up the charges."

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