"1. ERs should publish prices in a public database. If a price is not published for an item/procedure, the customer can pay the lowest price she/he can find for

"1. ERs should publish prices in a public database. If a price is not published for an item/procedure, the customer can pay the lowest price she/he can find for the same procedure from an other provider. 2. The same price must be charged from everyone (regardless of insurance)." this would bring a lot of sanity into the system.