Colorado has this cool law which, as far as I can gather, requires hospitals to report prices for various conditions.
It results in tools like this: https://cha.fhsclearquote.com/ You put in your zip code, how far you want to go, find the condition, and it gives you a list of hospitals, average charge, case volume, and 5th and 95th percentile costs.
I'd love a more nuanced analysis that looked at outcomes, too. Still. It's a great tool for planning purposes ("If I have an emergency, take me to . . . ")
Hey, that's wonderful. Price transparency is always touted as the panacea for the relentless runaway growth in healthcare costs in the States. Here's the natural experiment. Has this law managed to rein in healthcare costs?
You'd think it hasn't, and the missing focus on outcomes gives it away.
It results in tools like this: https://cha.fhsclearquote.com/ You put in your zip code, how far you want to go, find the condition, and it gives you a list of hospitals, average charge, case volume, and 5th and 95th percentile costs.
I'd love a more nuanced analysis that looked at outcomes, too. Still. It's a great tool for planning purposes ("If I have an emergency, take me to . . . ")