title: Goodbye to the surgical mask. Thanks to new government data, patients can now learn the real cost of hospital procedures.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brill
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D016208:Databases, Factual; D030881:Disclosure; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States