@dblack, @eflatminor, @kissmy the anecdote provided by KissMy is a perfect example of the type of information consumers should and could have access to.
@dblack, @eflatminor, I think that you are right, legislation likely will not bring about the required change, but there are variations in...
@dblack, do you think that this demand will change with the implementation of the health insurance exchanges (part of the PPACA) by 2014? It seems that as healthcare becomes accessible to all citizens, it will become more of a traditional market. Consider the evolution of any luxury good that...
@The Professor, thank you for your references. The move by Florida sounds like exactly what I was looking for. Also, in another forum, I was directed to healthcarebluebook.com, a resource describing "fair" prices for doctors and hospitals to charge (also without factoring in insurance...
@uscitizen, also untrue. The informed customer is the motive force directing progress in a competitive market. If you meant to say that groups that have a professional monopoly do not like informed customers, I might agree with you.
But again, if you do not have an answer to my question, do...
@koshergirl, I don't accept this argument. When buying a car, most people will qualify for different financing or negotiate in different ways and end op paying slightly different prices in the end, but Kelley Blue Book still manages to advertise an approximate value for each vehicle...
But isn't that just the point? That they don't advertise in an apparent manner and don't you get the feeling that they should? Given how fast technology moves these days and the aforementioned feeling, I don't think it's a question deserving of such a dismissive, snotty tone.
I do not have health insurance and am looking for a doctor. Is there a way to compare doctor pricing short of having to call each one individually and ask what each charges?