Hospital Prices Up 1.8% in Last 12 Months

Hospital prices rose 1.8 percent between Jan. 2010 and Jan. 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index, which measures average changes in selling prices received by producers for their products and services.

Compared to Dec. 2010, Jan. 2011 hospital prices were up 0.2 percent, according to the PPI.

Physician office prices rose 1.6 percent between Jan. 2010 and Jan. 2011.

Read the BLS Producer Price Index.

Read more coverage on hospital prices:

- California Hospital Prices on the Rise, Particularly in Bay Area

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