Health Affairs April 30, 2019
How much does it cost to receive health care?
Consider the case of a 45-year-old working mother with hypertension. She has an appointment to see her primary care physician at 10 a.m. on a Tuesday—the earliest available appointment on the only day she can take time off work. After dropping her kids off at school, she drives 40 minutes across town (and a toll bridge) in morning rush hour. She parks ($20) and arrives at the appointment early, but isn’t seen by her provider until 10:45. She spends 15 minutes with the physician, reviewing her home blood pressure measurements; her hypertension remains adequately controlled, without any need to adjust her medications. She then drives 30 minutes to work (paying...
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