PRICE TRANSPARENCY
- Patients have little access to cost information before agreeing to a procedure or treatment, allowing hospitals to set exorbitant prices that would be unsustainable in a more competitive, transparent market.
- Only one major hospital network and one free-standing hospital in Maine are in compliance with a new federal law that requires hospitals to publish detailed prices of medical procedures.
"Informed consumers motivated by financial incentives are the best antidote to the substantial price variation between Maine hospitals."
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America spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation, accounting for $4.1 trillion in spending each year, or nearly 20% of GDP.
It's time for Congress to address America's healthcare cost crisis and work toward policy solutions that will lower healthcare prices for ALL!
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