Most People Not Bargain Hunters When It Comes to Health Care
By Robert Preidt
Monday, August 7, 2017
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- New research challenges the idea that allowing Americans to price shop for health care services could help slow rising health care costs.
"The idea is that if you give consumers good information about prices -- and make sure they have 'skin in the game' through high deductibles or co-pays -- they will choose lower-priced providers and services, and market forces will drive spending and prices down," said Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, a health care economist and physician at Harvard Medical School.
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