A simple change- providers offering the same transparent price to all patients would make things so much simpler. (and by this I mean different providers could

A simple change- providers offering the same transparent price to all patients would make things so much simpler. (and by this I mean different providers could charge different prices, but one provider can't charge different patients different prices.) It removes the whole in-network/out-network scam. It removes the whole process of negotiating prices with insurers. Transparent pricing is the baby step in this direction that reveals the problem. The hope was that it would at least provide negotiating power for payers when they see what the other payers are getting. Let's just take the next step and make them commit to pricing ahead of time.