Survey shows consumers care about pricing data
Patient Access Weekly Advisor, Portland Business Journal, January 9, 2008
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Consumers care about health care prices and quality, and will shop around if they're provided with that information, according to a survey published by The Regence Group, Portland, OR.
The survey of 2000 people in four states showed that seven of 10 would seek out information about prices and quality of nonemergency medical services.
If the patients shop for health services the way they do for products, Regence CEO Mark Ganz thinks market competition will put pressure on doctors, hospitals, and other providers of healthcare to lower their prices and improve quality, according to a story in the Portland Business Journal.
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