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Want a Clue on Health Care Costs in Advance? New Tools Take a Crack at It

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Medical expenses, Online Calculators, Price Transparency

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs

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What we’ve learned so far from payer price transparency data

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments Price Transparency

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Payers have been required to publish the cost of nearly every service negotiated

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Health Insurance Price Data: It’s Out There, but It’s Not for the Faint of Heart

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Data wonks with mighty computers are overjoyed. Ordinary consumers, not so much. That’s

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How Much Health Insurers Pay for Almost Everything Is About to Go Public

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Consumers, employers, and just about everyone else interested in health care prices will

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14% of hospitals comply with price transparency, survey finds: 4 things to know

February 10, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Marissa Plescia for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a survey of 1,000 hospitals, 14.3 percent were compliant with the federal

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Oscar Health rolls out improved medical cost transparency calculator

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Oscar Health is providing members with an enhanced virtual cost estimation tool in

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Becerra Says Surprise Billing Rules Force Doctors Who Overcharge to Accept Fair Prices

November 23, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) Overpriced doctors and other medical providers who can’t charge a reasonable rate for

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New Health Plans Offer Twists on Existing Options, With a Dose of ‘Buyer Beware’

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Trendy-looking websites promise convenience and freedom from networks, at far less than the

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Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Price Transparency 

Most Medicare Beneficiaries Don’t Shop Around for Coverage

October 22, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

(Wyatt Koma, Meredith Freed , Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for Kaiser Family Foundation published October 21, 2021) The Medicare open enrollment period is

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States pushing hard on Pharmacy Benefit Managers

August 26, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comments

While congress and the Biden administration are focusing on the drug prices set by drug makers, the states are looking

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