How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop
- Written by: Morgan Henderson, Senior Data Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
A new rule is intended to let patients comparison shop for hospital services.Black Lollipop/iStock via Getty ImagesHealth researchers have long argued that the key to reining in surging health care costs is to tackle the high prices of services, and one potential way to do this is to provide patients with price transparency.
That is, if people...
