AJMC May 21, 2022
Chargemaster lists may encourage patients to shop around for services, but the authors of this report said the implications of this change for dermatology are not well-defined.
A recent study examined the utility of hospital chargemasters as decision-making tools for uninsured or self-pay individuals needing dermatology care.
In a move to increase price transparency for consumers, CMS in 2019 required hospitals to publish or make available their gross pricing for procedures, but many hospitals published their chargemaster lists instead, which may be difficult to interpret.
Chargemaster lists may encourage patients to shop around for services, but the authors of this report said the implications of this change for dermatology ares not well-defined.
In this study, they analyzed pricing differences for...
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