Christine Lehmann, MA February 11, 2020 Having quick access to a primary care doctor 24/7 is very appealing to Mick … More
Category: advance-pricing
U.S. Healthcare: A Case Study of What Happens When “Insurance” Supplants Price-Transparent Markets
By Robert Nelson, MD Our health insurance-based third-party payer protocols have pernicious and nefarious economic consequences on the cost of … More
Why Value-based Payment Methods Won’t Fix Healthcare
I’ve read several posts today on so called “Value-based payment” strategies and I couldn’t resist adding my 2-cents. VBP can’t … More
On the Importance of Price Transparency
On the importance of transparency… may I present exhibit A: https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/ethics/83459 Pay particular attention to the content of the last … More
Hospitals pledge to fight Trump admin price transparency plan in court | Healthcare Dive
The old aphorism is true, leopards don’t change their spots! For these three entities that oppose the new HHS price … More
Without Free Speech, All Speech Becomes Government Speech – Foundation for Economic Education
There is fundamental confusion on the source of our right to free speech. The right to free speech codified in … More
Fallacy of the Discount: Why Price Transparency Matters
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 “Hynden was shocked when he got the second CT scan in January, and the listed price was $8,897 — … More
Surprise Medical Bills: We Know the Cure…Few Are Using it
This whole issue of “surprise bills” is a symptom of a more pernicious economic disease which has been driving prices … More
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