Health care price transparency and price competition
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- NHPF background paper
- Contributor(s):
- Merlis, Mark. George Washington University. National Health Policy Forum.
- Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : George Washington University, [2007]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Disclosure Economic Competition Health Care Costs Community Participation -- economics Contract Services -- economics Cost Sharing -- economics Costs and Cost Analysis -- standards Deductibles and Coinsurance -- economics Government Health Benefit Plans, Employee -- economics Medical Savings Accounts -- economics Medicare Preferred Provider Organizations -- economics Humans United States Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.) Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (U.S.)
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Growing numbers of consumers are in health plans that give them incentives to be more cost-conscious. Yet complex pricing systems and limited information may make it hard to choose among providers and treatment options. This report examines steps that insurers and others have taken to make better price information available, possible government measures to further promote price transparency or to simplify price comparisons, and the likely effects on consumer behavior and provider competition.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 31 leaves
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101317651 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101317651