How providers react to price transparency is analyzed in a Journal of Health Economics study.
A study in Health Affairs looks at how greater price transparency might aid in value-based purchasing.
Accenture issues a report on health plan administrative complexity and the interaction with patient literacy, claiming doing a better job would save a few billion a year.
While consumers like the idea of price-shopping in health care, few actually practice it, according to a study in Health Affairs.
Research carried in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests giving physicians price information doesn’t change what they order.