April 26th, 2011

The York Dispatch reports:

“Annual hospital performance reports are released in an effort to contain health care costs and improve the quality of care Pennsylvania’s patients receive.

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, an independent state agency, was formed in 1986 to produce those reports and address rapidly growing health care costs, said spokeswoman Stephanie Suran.

The council’s strategy is to stimulate competition in the health care market by providing information about the most efficient and effective health care providers.”

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