Winter has been brutal for many people battling illnesses, including COVID-19. POLITICO's Megan Messerly explains how hospitals are in a tough situation this season.

Jessie Hellmann from CQ Roll Call speaks with Jennifer Kushinka about why hospitals are not going along with price transparency rules.

Hospitals are now required to list prices online. JC Reindl from the Detroit Free Press has a look at how this might change medical care.

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Melanie Evans of The Wall Street Journal says that hospitals build their prices using a combination of educated guesswork and a canny assessment of market opportunity.

Alison Young of USA Today tells us that injuries or death are occurring during childbirth because maternity hospitals across the country are failing to follow best medical practices.

Lena Sun from the Washington Post recounts how hospitals around Las Vegas dealt with injuries rarely seen in the U.S.