Price transparency alone will not solve all the problems of predatory screening and unnecessary medical care. But it could save the health care system hundreds of billions of dollars currently being wasted on the game. In the words of senator and physician Tom Coburn, getting price transparency right is the first step in fixing health care because it ushers in quality transparency. We need to see prices, so patients and health plans can determine which facilities are operating in a way that’s efficient, and which are just trying to maximize their profit. It’s common sense.
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