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2019-11-15 Economy

White House unveils rules requiring online disclosure of hospital prices

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-15 12:09|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 of course the healthcare big wigs are worried about. Probably not the nurses and such.

Posted by chris 2019-11-15 16:14|| 2019-11-15 16:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Letting customers choose based on price information? That's like a market economy! The horror...

Posted by SteveS 2019-11-15 16:44|| 2019-11-15 16:44|| Front Page Top

#3 Most patients have either Insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid and price isn't much of an issue. Insurance companies usally have steep discounts (example: 30K Facilities bull discounted down to 7K). You have to wonder if the Hospital is jacking up their prices or the Insurance is really good at negociation.

Posted by CrazyFool 2019-11-15 17:55|| 2019-11-15 17:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Its a game. The government has always underpaid so the providers always overprice. Pox on both houses.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-11-15 20:36|| 2019-11-15 20:36|| Front Page Top

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