title: Sticker shock. Complexities of healthcare delivery can lead to some wild price swings, locally and nationally.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shinkman
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003625:Data Collection; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005843:Geography; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States