When the idea of price transparency first took hold outside purely academic circles, the pitch was simple: Coloradans would save themselves and the system money by shopping for health care the way they do for TVs or cars. But shopping for health care has proven more difficult than buying consumer goods.
Posting Hospital Prices Hasn’t Brought Down The Cost Of Health Care. Will Colorado’s New Approach In Work?
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post
Wed, 12/25/2024 - 6:00am
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When the idea of price transparency first took hold outside purely academic circles, the pitch was simple: Coloradans would save themselves and the system money by shopping for health care the way ...
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