Document Type
Report
Publication Date
3-28-2007
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.
Recommended Citation
Merlis, Mark, "Health Care Price Transparency and Price Competition" (2007). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 191.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/191
Open Access
yes
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