Prices may be rising,because... Increased resource costs Less competitive markets Hospital mergers may have made the market more monopolistic Expensive new technology if modern medical care routinely incorporates new, expensive technologies like MRI machines,the price of treating many ailments will rise Bhattacharya,Hyde and Tu-HealthEconomics Bhattacharya, Hyde and Tu – Health Economics Prices may be rising, because…  Increased resource costs  Less competitive markets  Hospital mergers may have made the market more monopolistic  Expensive new technology  if modern medical care routinely incorporates new, expensive technologies like MRI machines, the price of treating many ailments will rise