Medical Economics April 2, 2020
A new survey, published by LUGPA, a representative group for independent urologists, reports that 91 percent of the 1,342 Americans surveyed want price transparency in healthcare.
The published results come after the Trump Administration’s order that hospitals must publish the costs of their services.
In addition, 62 percent of respondents say this transparency is most meaningful when it comes to personally relevant charges such as co-pays, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses.
“The research confirms what we’ve known all along: patients want to understand what their care will cost them,” said Richard Harris, MD, president of LUGPA. “LUGPA believes hospital price transparency is the first step in an ongoing journey to encouraging a competitive healthcare market.”
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