We use cookies, including third-party cookies from Google to serve personalized ads through AdSense, to operate this site and understand how it is used. By continuing to browse, you accept this use. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for details, including how to opt out of personalized advertising.
Accept
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
  • Health
    • Mental Health
  • Policy and Law
    • Global Healthcare
    • Medical Ethics
  • Medical Innovations
  • News
  • Wellness
  • Tech
Search
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Reading: Transparency Is On Its Way
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
Health Works CollectiveHealth Works Collective
Font ResizerAa
Search
Follow US
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
© 2023 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
Health Works Collective > Business > Finance > Transparency Is On Its Way
Finance

Transparency Is On Its Way

JohnCGoodman
JohnCGoodman
Share
1 Min Read
SHARE

The price of a knee MRI in Colorado varies from $350 to $2,336. It’s a huge gap, but it’s also remarkable that the prices themselves are known at all…

The price of a knee MRI in Colorado varies from $350 to $2,336. It’s a huge gap, but it’s also remarkable that the prices themselves are known at all…

But about a dozen states have now established health care price databases to help people shop and compare. Colorado is the latest, launching its Thursday, the same day a consortium of major health care purchasers (including Wal-Mart, GE and the AFL-CIO) issued a manifesto demanding more price transparency.

Source: KHN.

More Read

long-term care costs
Explaining Long Term Care Insurance Costs to the Non-Believers
BioPharma Beat: We Want Healthcare at Any Price – Until We Have It
Reference Pricing and the Role of the Government
Is it Time to Rein in the RACs?
Preventable Mortality Down in Hospitals by 17%
  

TAGGED:pricing transparency
Share This Article
Facebook Copy Link Print
Share

Stay Connected

1.5KFollowersLike
4.5KFollowersFollow
2.8KFollowersPin
136KSubscribersSubscribe

Latest News

Biofeedback Technology in Addiction Treatment: What the Evidence Shows So Far -- AI-generated illustration
Biofeedback Technology in Addiction Treatment: What the Evidence Shows So Far
Addiction Addiction Recovery
September 28, 2026
Charity Care Is Written Into Hospital Policy. It Rarely Makes It Onto the Bill. -- AI-generated illustration
Charity Care Is Written Into Hospital Policy. It Rarely Makes It Onto the Bill.
Business Hospital Administration
September 25, 2026
A Global Perspective on Medicine: Lessons Learned Across Borders -- AI-generated illustration
A Global Perspective on Medicine: Lessons Learned Across Borders
Medicines
September 23, 2026
KMG Psychiatry Discusses the Role of Self-Awareness in Mental Health  -- AI-generated illustration
KMG Psychiatry Discusses the Role of Self-Awareness in Mental Health 
Mental Health
September 23, 2026

You Might also Like

Data Mining
BusinessFinanceHealth Reform

How Are You Using Physician Data Mining?

April 24, 2014
Behavioral Health Integration
BusinessFinancePublic Health

Why Is Behavioral Health Integration So Rare?

November 6, 2014
small businesses and obamacare
BusinessFinanceHealth ReformPolicy & LawPublic Health

Small Businesses and the Not-So-Affordable Care Act

December 25, 2013
1
BusinessFinanceGlobal HealthcareHealth ReformHospital AdministrationMobile HealthPolicy & Law

6 Benefits of Becoming Accredited

September 9, 2015
Subscribe
Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!
Follow US
© 2008-2026 HealthWorks Collective. All Rights Reserved.
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Username or Email Address
Password

Lost your password?