How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop

Health researchers hope a new regulation requiring hospitals to post their prices will tame soaring health care costs, but compliance and standardization are hurdles.

Morgane Mouslim, Policy Analyst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Sept. 17, 2021 • ~8 min

Surprise medical bills increase costs for everyone, not just for the people who get them

Surprise medical bills have led to financial pain and suffering on top of whatever ailed a patient in the first place. A recent study shows that the practice drives up costs for everyone.

Loren Adler, Associate Director, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, University of Southern California • conversation
Oct. 1, 2020 • ~10 min

Surprise medical bills continue during coronavirus time, and Congress still misses major points

When you receive a medical bill you didn't expect – even though you're insured. And it's still happening, even in time of COVID-19.

Barak Richman, Katharine T. Bartlett Professor of Law, Duke University • conversation
May 13, 2020 • ~7 min

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