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Employers must act upon this price information to redesign their health plans to better align hospital prices with the value of care provided, since price transparency alone will not lead to changes, according to a new RAND report.

In the first quarter of 2024, 323 drugs were in short supply, up from the previous high of 320 in 2014, says the University of Utah Drug Information Service, as policymakers propose giving the FDA more power over Big Pharma.

The escalating warfare over pricing, which stems from hospital price transparency regulations that have allowed hospitals to compare reimbursement rates with one another, can leave patients without continuity of coverage.