Why Do We Hear More About High Drug Prices Than About Hospital Prices?

Author: Larry Levitt
Published: Jul 16, 2026

In this JAMA Health Forum post, KFF’s Larry Levitt outlines four reasons why high drug prices are in the spotlight more than hospital prices, even though hospitals accounted for 40% of the growth in national health spending from 2022 to 2024, and explores the potential for policy action to restrain them.