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No one knows how much care costs. Insurance companies and providers hide the real Costa when predicting in the guise of "information security" which makes choos
by Guvante 3y ago
No one knows how much care costs. Insurance companies and providers hide the real Costa when predicting in the guise of "information security" which makes choosing a facility on price literally impossible.
Time isn't a factor, if you have insurance that covers it you rarely if ever know how much it will cost.
- nradov 3y agoCMS requires hospitals and health plans to publish price transparency data and give consumers tools for price estimation. https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/hospital-price-transparency/consumers https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/hospital-pric... https://www.cms.gov/healthplan-price-transparency/consumers https://www.cms.gov/healthplan-price-transparency/consumers
- dalyons 3y agoVast majority aren’t in compliance, and the data they do publish is essentially useless. Lots about it online, but a reasonable interview here https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/02/13/the-fight-for-transparent-health-care-prices-in-america# https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/02/13/the-fight-for-transp...