title: Materials costs push prices up; contracts hold them steady.
mesh_terms: D016527:Drug Costs / Q000639:trends; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D005502:Food / Q000191:economics; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000639:trends*; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States