Hospitals release lists of retail prices for services

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Post by rgejman » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 1:02 AM UTC

Hospitals release lists of retail prices for services
modernhealthcare.com

Re: Hospitals release lists of retail prices for services

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Post by adzm » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 1:56 AM UTC

What we really need is to make insurance coverages and deals public as well, for services and prescriptions.

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Post by kylec » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:03 AM UTC

Now that this information is public, I'm looking forward to the startups that will aggregate this info and let you cross-shop hospitals to get the lowest price, like for flights

Re: Hospitals release lists of retail prices for services

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Post by spsrich » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:04 AM UTC

So it's not the first random number they pull out of their ass then ?

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Post by tehlike » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:10 AM UTC

adzm wrote: post #2

What we really need is to make insurance coverages and deals public as well, for services and prescriptions.

One step at a time.

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Post by tehlike » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:11 AM UTC

spsrich wrote: post #4

So it's not the first random number they pull out of their ass then ?

You can still arrive at astronomical numbers by "combining" random number of procedures, or having random negotiated prices with insurances.

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Post by rocketpastsix » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:12 AM UTC

kylec wrote: post #3

Now that this information is public, I'm looking forward to the startups that will aggregate this info and let you cross-shop hospitals to get the lowest price, like for flights

Not sure how that will be helpful if you are in the middle of a heart attack though.

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Post by tehlike » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:13 AM UTC

rocketpastsix wrote: post #7

kylec wrote: post #3

Now that this information is public, I'm looking forward to the startups that will aggregate this info and let you cross-shop hospitals to get the lowest price, like for flights

Not sure how that will be helpful if you are in the middle of a heart attack though.

It will by means of fostering competition.

Re: Hospitals release lists of retail prices for services

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Post by kbsletten » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:15 AM UTC

I love the passive aggressive stab at Sutter.

"Modern Healthcare decided to see how long it would take to present the data in a more consumer-friendly format. It took less than two hours - with a break for lunch - to create the 29 PDF files linked below."

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Post by orangecat » Sun, Jan 13, 2019, 2:17 AM UTC

rocketpastsix wrote: post #7

kylec wrote: post #3

Now that this information is public, I'm looking forward to the startups that will aggregate this info and let you cross-shop hospitals to get the lowest price, like for flights

Not sure how that will be helpful if you are in the middle of a heart attack though.

True, but emergency care is a much smaller portion of medical spending than many people realize: https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/oct...