NYT Slams Hospital Price Variation After Price Transparency Rule

[Dashinka 24,731]

This is something we really need.  People need to know what the prices are when dealing with medical procedures.

 

NYT Slams Hospital Price Variation After Price Transparency Rule

 

Their report, for example, showed that an MRI at Boston, Massachusetts-based Mass General was $1,019 for patients covered by a Cigna plan. But that price shot up to $3,101 for patients covered by an Aetna plan and $3,809 for those covered by a Humana plan.

 

Furthermore, some patients covered by private insurance plans paid more for services and procedures than those with no insurance at all, the report stated. For instance, the report found that a colonoscopy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center had a cash price of $782, while the same procedure cost $1,463 with a Cigna plan and $2,144 with an Aetna plan.

 

https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/nyt-slams-hospital-price-variation-after-price-transparency-rule

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

46 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

This is something we really need.  People need to know what the prices are when dealing with medical procedures.

 

NYT Slams Hospital Price Variation After Price Transparency Rule

 

Their report, for example, showed that an MRI at Boston, Massachusetts-based Mass General was $1,019 for patients covered by a Cigna plan. But that price shot up to $3,101 for patients covered by an Aetna plan and $3,809 for those covered by a Humana plan.

 

Furthermore, some patients covered by private insurance plans paid more for services and procedures than those with no insurance at all, the report stated. For instance, the report found that a colonoscopy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center had a cash price of $782, while the same procedure cost $1,463 with a Cigna plan and $2,144 with an Aetna plan.

 

https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/nyt-slams-hospital-price-variation-after-price-transparency-rule

Gotta trust the "experts".  Please do not quibble or you will be cancelled.

[Dashinka 24,731]

13 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

Gotta trust the "experts".  Please do not quibble or you will be cancelled.

Love the new image.  I think if we all identify as dogs, we won't have to wear masks as well.