I wrote about this further here: http://seliger.com/2018/03/27/preventive-care-doesnt-save-mo... but I find it baffling that mandated price transparency isn't on anyone's political agenda. The political right should like transparent pricing because that's a basic component of free markets; the political left should like it because it will help people, especially people who might otherwise not be able to afford care, pay less through comparison pricing.
I wrote about this further here: http://seliger.com/2018/03/27/preventive-care-doesnt-save-mo... but I find it baffling that mandated price transparency isn't on anyone's political agenda. The political right should like transparent pricing because that's a basic component of free markets; the political left should like it because it will help people, especially people who might otherwise not be able to afford care, pay less through comparison pricing.