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Expert: price transparency needed to rein in health-care cost variation
Summary
Suzanne Del Blanco of Catalyst for Payment Reform told the board that price and quality transparency are essential for purchasers and consumers, detailed federal and state rules in play (CMS hospital charge rule, Transparency and Coverage Rule, California’s Healthcare Payments Data Program) and urged purchasers to press plans for compliance and data sharing.
Suzanne Del Blanco, executive director of Catalyst for Payment Reform, presented a board education session on price and quality transparency in health care and how purchasers such as SFHSS can use those tools to improve value.
Del Blanco said purchasers need access to meaningful price information because "prices are one of the biggest drivers in…
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