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Managed Care (Langhorne, Pa.)
|July 11, 2018
Summary
State laws improving health care price transparency are a good first step. However, it remains uncertain if this information will lead consumers to choose providers based on quality of care.
Area of Science:
- Health economics
- Health policy research
- Consumer behavior in healthcare
Background:
- Price transparency in healthcare is a growing policy focus.
- Existing laws mandate the disclosure of health care prices.
- The impact of price transparency on consumer decision-making is not fully understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of state laws promoting health care price transparency.
- To determine if increased price information influences consumer choices towards higher quality care.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of state-level legislation mandating price transparency.
- Review of available data on paid claims and bundled episode pricing.
- Assessment of public accessibility of price information.
Main Results:
- State laws mandating the disclosure of paid claims or bundled prices enhance price transparency.
- Broad public availability of this meaningful price information is a key component.
- Evidence is still lacking to confirm if transparency leads to quality-based purchasing.
Conclusions:
- While state laws are advancing health care price transparency, their ultimate impact on quality-driven purchasing decisions requires further investigation.
- Continued monitoring and research are necessary to understand the consumer response to accessible health care pricing.
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