title: Why do hospital costs continue to increase?
authors.affiliation: Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ashby
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lisk
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003625:Data Collection; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States