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Two Republican lawmakers Thursday proposed wide-ranging bills that seek more transparency about the prices of services at hospitals and other types of…
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Effective treatments for hepatitis C cost as much as $95,000. Medicaid in many states, including Indiana, is mostly limiting the drugs' use to very advanced cases. ACLU of Indiana is suing the state.
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Medicare officials say researchers and the public will now have an easier way to analyze spending on costly prescription drugs.The online Medicare Drug…
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Savvy patients want the best medical care for the best deal, and online calculators seem like a great way to compare the cost of common scans and procedures. But many are inaccurate.
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Florida legislators have been grappling with the problem of balance billing—also known as “surprise billing”—and now the Center for Medicare and...
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A non-partisan healthcare think tank is warning increased price transparency may not be a silver-bullet in bringing down costs. The discussion comes as...
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President Barack Obama says he’s worried about rising prescription drug prices, but consumers need to take into account the United States’ role in the...
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Gov. Rick Scott is recommending a health care price transparency bill that would limit how much hospitals charge patients, Politico reports.He cites…
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Depending on where she goes for health care, a Florida woman could spend anywhere from $32 to $494 for a human papillomavirus screening, according to a...
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Health care has been a hot-button policy issue for years in the Florida Legislature, and it’s starting to look like the session scheduled to start on Jan.…