04/11/2018
Consumers need the ability to share actual cost in order to correct the inconsistency of the healthcare industry. This article appeared on NPR and is a classic case of a consumer trapped in a system with out any consumer checks and balances. The huge imbalance between the hospital and out patient facility PRICING can be minimized via aggressive consumer price sharing. Not the insurance company sharing, not the hospital, not the doctor, BUT CONSUMERS SHARING.
The more the sharing the more the pressure for the local health care providers to correct the disparity as more and more consumers control their healthcare dollars by way of higher deductibles and max out of pocket expenses. Even in network one would learn there is HUGE MONEY to be saved for every person and every family that would share prices online. YOU CAN START TODAY BY SHARING YOUR PRICE EXPERIENCES ON CASHDOCTOR.COM
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/09/598794123/bill-of-the-month-a-tale-of-2-ct-scanners-one-richer-one-poorer
Why is the price of a CT scan 33 times higher in a hospital emergency room than in an outpatient imaging center just down the street?
