HealthLeaders Media November 22, 2021
Alexandra Wilson Pecci

When healthcare prices are transparent, the market will help determine whether costs go up or down, he says.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– With transparency, the market will drive healthcare prices that “reflect reality.”

– Cost information will drive a market for quality.

Intermediaries and app developers have the chance to connect the dots for patients on healthcare cost and quality.

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part interview with Eric D. Hargan, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read part one here.

When it comes to healthcare prices in the United States, Eric D. Hargan, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its former chief regulatory...

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