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KEY TAKEAWAYS. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare examined how well hospital price transparency disclosures facilitate comparison of prices for services across hospitals.
A bill in the Washington Legislature to make hospital pricing more transparent for consumers is still in play, but its scope has narrowed during the legislative process. “I don’t think this ...
Bluewater Health’s new hospital information system that went live last November ended up costing $3 million less than expected. The final expense for the Oracle Cerner update, bringing Bluewater ...
Dr. Heather Falvo’s attempt to use Colorado’s hospital price transparency law succeeded in cutting her medical bill in half. Others may not be so lucky, since publicly posted price information ...
GRAND FORKS — The final price tag for the new Altru Hospital will check in at approximately a half a billion dollars, Altru Health System staff confirmed in December. The $500 million final bill ...
The new law tells Indiana’s Office of Management and Budget to determine the average price of all Indiana hospital facility fees by June 2026.