Jeff Rice updates us:
For industry insiders, it is common knowledge that buying healthcare at hospitals’ and doctors’ regular prices is worse than buying a car at full sticker price- many times worse because the "billed charges" are often 2 to 5 times the normal price. A new Web site offers ZIP code-specific fair pricing information for healthcare services including hospitalization, surgery, physician services, labs, imaging, dental and more.
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Jaz-Michael King directs health care transparency at IPRO, a non-profit health care quality improvement organization. This blog is updated by Jaz and members of the transparency team. If you would like help with your transparency efforts, please visit IPRO eServices.
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