Hospital pricing bill could save Mainers $200 million over 5 years Hospital costs account for 39% of all health care spending in Maine, and hospital expenditures have risen three-and-a-half times as fast as the cost-of-living over the past 20 years. A little under half of Maine families have medical debt, the vast majority of which comes from hospitals. This debt weighs down our economy as well as hurting… The post Hospital pricing bill could save Mainers $200 million over 5 years first appeared on Maine Beacon .